This recipe is sponsored by RAGÚ. We’re using their RAGÚ Simply Traditional Sauce to make today’s easy, baked tomato goat cheese dip. Comin’ in hot. This has to be one of the easiest, most delicious cheesy-dip recipes out there. Baked tomato goat cheese dip is the kind of recipe that looks and tastes like you made it entirely from scratch, but it’s so easy to do thanks to a jar of RAGÚ Simply Traditional Sauce! With just a sprinkle of fresh basil on top, each bite is filled with warm, jammy tomato sauce and creamy goat cheese. Garlic-rubbed crostini happens to be the perfect vehicle to deliver it straight to your mouth. I like to take this dish to the next level with a few pan-blistered cherry tomatoes, but this is entirely optional and it’s mostly because we eat with our eyes first. The dip is perfect with or without them!
Ingredients for homemade baked tomato goat cheese dip:
RAGÚ Simply Sauce: I love using the RAGÚ Simply line of sauces! They’re made with quality ingredients, like vine-ripened tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and Italian spices. There’s no added sugar, no artificial colors and no high-fructose corn syrup. They come in four delicious sauce varieties, provide versatility and work great as meal starters that give anything you make a “from-scratch” flavor!Garlic Cloves: We’ll use the garlic for flavoring the tomato sauce as well as rubbing a cut clove on the crostini when it’s hot from the oven. This will give the crostini the most delicious garlicky flavor!Fresh Herbs: We’ll add fresh basil and thyme to the tomato sauce with kosher salt and black pepper used to season the goat cheese medallion that will bake in the center.Red-Pepper Flakes: To add a little heat to the dip!Goat Cheese: I bought a large log of goat cheese for this dip. It’s essential to bring the goat cheese to room temperature so that it molds easily into a disk shape. Roll the log into a ball, then place the ball of goat cheese between two pieces of plastic wrap. Then, flatten the ball into a thick disk that is about an inch smaller than the baking dish you’ll be using.Baguette: I like to slice the baguette on an angle to make it look a bit fancier! Brush the bread with olive oil and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Then, we’ll bake until it’s golden and crispy.Olive Oil: We’ll use the olive oil over the goat cheese and for brushing on the baguette.
How to make the easiest baked tomato goat cheese dip recipe:
A big thank you to our friends over at RAGÚ for sponsoring this post. We love working with companies that make good, wholesome foods!
Blistered Tomatoes: Heat a skillet on medium-high heat until almost smoking. Add 1-pint cherry tomatoes to the dry skillet and let sit for 1 minute undisturbed. Lower the heat to low, toss the tomatoes, drizzle with 2 teaspoons olive oil and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the tomatoes are about to burst. Remove from heat, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper and serve on dip with fresh basil.
