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Pintxo de queso de cabra recipe — hands holding a baguette slice layered with dried tomato, charred goat's cheese and pistachio on a toothpick

Goat Cheese Pintxo Recipe

One of the most encountered pintxos in the Basque Country, this small bite is made with goat cheese and dried tomatoes over a slice of baguette. Sprinkle some pistachios for color and crunch. Optionally, use a kitchen torch to warm everything up.
Servings 2 people
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes

Equipment

  • Toothpicks
  • Knife
  • Kitchen Torch optional

Ingredients

  • 1 roll Goat cheese
  • 1 jar Dried tomatoes
  • 1 Baguette
  • Pistachios

Instructions

  • Cut the baguette into slices
    Pintxo de queso de cabra recipe step 1 — hands slicing a crusty baguette into rounds on a wooden chopping board
  • Take out a dried tomato from the jar and let the oil drain for a second or two
    Pintxo de queso de cabra recipe step 2 — hand holding a Hacendado tomate seco jar of dried tomatoes in olive oil
  • Place the dried tomato over the slice of baguette
    Pintxo de queso de cabra recipe step 3 — dried tomato placed on a baguette slice on a wooden board, jar and bread slices visible alongside
  • Cut a slice of the rolled goat cheese
    Pintxo de queso de cabra recipe step 4 — hand slicing a rolled goat's cheese log with a knife on paper, baguette slices and tomato bread in background
  • And place it on top of the dried tomato
    Pintxo de queso de cabra recipe step 5 — a goat's cheese slice placed on top of dried tomato on a baguette, overhead view on a wooden board
  • Optionally, you can use a kitchen torch to char the goat cheese a bit
    Pintxo de queso de cabra recipe step 6 — hands holding a Sondiko kitchen torch with baguette slices visible in the background
  • This heats it up and gives it a nice color
    Pintxo de queso de cabra recipe step 7 — kitchen torch aimed at a charred goat's cheese on baguette, overhead view on a wooden board
  • Add pistachios for crunch and color
    Pintxo de queso de cabra recipe step 8 — hand placing pistachios onto charred goat's cheese on baguette, whole pistachios visible on board
  • You can char these a bit too, if you'd like
    Pintxo de queso de cabra recipe step 9 — kitchen torch aimed at pistachios on goat's cheese and baguette, overhead view on a wooden board
  • Finally add a toothpick in the center to hold all the elements together
    Pintxo de queso de cabra recipe step 10 — hand pressing a toothpick through charred goat's cheese and pistachios into the baguette on a wooden board
Cuisine: Basque, Spanish
Keyword: Basque recipe, dried tomatoes, goat cheese, pintxo recipe