Breaded Goat's Cheese

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   Prepare dinner plates with a bed of dressed mesclun salad or apple slices.

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   In a deep pot, slowly heat to 350 degrees enough vegetable oil to completely submerge the disks when deep fried.

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   While this is heating up, set flour, egg and bread crumbs in a 3 separate shallow plates; dip each disk of cheese in flour, then in beaten egg and finally in fresh bread crumbs, making sure breading completely adheres to all surfaces leaving no cheese exposed.

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   With a slotted spoon or skimmer, lower the breaded cheese into the oil.

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   Do not overcrowd or the temperature of the oil will be lowered considerably and the cheese will be greasy.

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   Fry for 45 seconds only or until the crust is deep golden brown.

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   Briefly drain on absorbent towels and serve immediately on garnished plates.

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   Variations: you can marinate the goats' cheese first in a mixture of olive oil, crushed black peppercorns, herbs and garlic.

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   Pat dry before breading.

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    Mix some ground pecans or walnuts with bread crumbs.

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    Before breading, sandwich an anchovy fillet or chopped canned green chilis between two 1/4inch rounds of mozzarella.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.