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Goat Cheese Wontons with Tomato Salsa

  • Tomato Salsa (see recipe below)
  • 8 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
  • 1/4 cup frozen, thawed, chopped spinach, squeezed dry
  • 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary OR 3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • 36 wonton wrappers
  • Vegetable oil for frying*

Mix goat cheese, spinach, rosemary, pepper, and salt in a food processor until smooth.

Place a wonton on work surface with points at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock. Put 2 teaspoons of filling in center of bottom half of wonton. Brush edges with water and fold top over to form a triangle. Seal edges. Repeat with remaining filling.

Preheat oil in Presto® Electric Deep Fryer. If using an adjustable thermostat deep fryer, set at 375°.

Fry wontons until golden brown, about 1 minute on each side. Do not crowd fryer.Transfer fried wontons to a wire rack set over a shallow baking pan. Serve with Tomato Salsa.

*Reference your deep fryer instruction folder for amount of oil needed.

Tomato Salsa

  • 3 large Roma tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons finely diced red onion
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons minced jalapeño, to taste, seeds and membranes removed
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or basil, or combination
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Add tomatoes, onion, jalapeño, juices, orange peel, parsley, salt, and pepper to a food processor. Pulse until coarsely puréed; visible bits of ingredients will remain. Transfer mixture to large saucepan and heat over medium heat until liquid has evaporated. Serve either warm or chilled.

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Goat Cheese Wontons with Tomato Salsa
Presto Tip:

Fried wontons may be held in 200°F oven while remainder are fried.

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