Ingredients
Appetizer Components
- 12 rice crackers
- 4 oz. herbed goat cheese
- 3 chives
- 2 oz. curly parsley leaves
- 12 pink peppercorns
Instructions
- Prepare the base: Place a 1½-inch square cookie cutter in the center of a rice cracker to create a mold for the goat cheese portion.
- Fill with goat cheese: Spoon about 1½ teaspoons of herbed goat cheese into the cookie cutter, spreading evenly to fill the square to the sides.
- Lift the goat cheese square: Using a small spoon or (with plastic gloves) your finger, gently press and ease the cookie cutter upward to release a neat goat cheese square.
- Create the ribbon with chives: Cut chives with kitchen scissors into pieces matching the size of the goat cheese square. Lay one piece across the center, then cut another chive piece in half and place these halves perpendicular on the sides to form a cross pattern like a gift ribbon.
- Attach the pink peppercorn top: Dab a tiny amount of goat cheese onto a pink peppercorn to help it stick, then place it in the center of the chive ribbon to resemble a bow.
- Add parsley accents: Using a toothpick or cocktail pin, gently press two small curly parsley leaves on either side of the goat cheese square for decorative flair.
Notes
- Rice crackers tend to lose crispiness about an hour after refrigeration with the cheese; serve within this timeframe for the best texture.
- For make-ahead options, consider using sturdier crackers like Ritz or other dense, wheat-based crackers that maintain crunch longer.
- If pink peppercorns are unavailable locally, specialty spice shops or online retailers like Amazon can be great sources.
- Detailed photos and additional instructions are available in the original post for visual guidance.
- Nutrition facts provided are estimates based on typical ingredient profiles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: International
- Diet: Gluten Free
