Country Bread Stuffing with Smoked Ham Goat Cheese and Dried Cherries

Ingredients

• 1 /2 cup dried tart cherries
• 1 (1-pound) loaf crusty country-style white bread
• 1 /4 cup olive oil
• 4 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
• 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced celery
• 1 1/4 cups chopped smoked ham (preferably from 2 meaty ham hocks)
• 1 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
• 1 /3 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1 /2 cup toasted husked hazelnuts, coarsely chopped
• 1 3/4 cups low-salt chicken broth or turkey stock, heated
• 4 ounces chilled fresh goat cheese, crumbled into 1/2-inch pieces

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