Créations avec du Fromage de Chèvre

iSteve and I bought some great cheese for Christmas that was a type of goat cheese covered in dried apricots. After eating this cheese, I thought to myself, well that would be easy enough for me to make on my own. So, for New Years I picked up a packet of Petite Billy (mainly because I like the name but also because it is a soft goat cheese). The pack was too big to make just one ball of fruit covered cheese, so I cut it into 4 pieces and made a couple of creations.
I rolled all 4 pieces into balls and then rolled each ball in a different coating, flattening the rounds a bit for presentation. I made 2 savory goat cheese balls, cutting up the herbs I had in the house. These included chive, parsley, rosemary and thyme. I used these herbs alone on one of the balls and then added some grated truffle to the herbs for the next.
I made two sweet balls as well. For the first I chopped up candied orange peel and for the second I chopped up some chocolate. Each of these was fantastic in it's own way. All were served on either fresh or toasted bread.
For last nights dessert, I cut up the chocolate coated goat cheese, spread it on some fresh bread and then spooned on some pomegranate seeds. It was an excellent combination and one I highly recommend you to try. I think it would be perfectly complemented by fresh berries, as well.