Grilled Stuffed Grape Leaves W Goat Cheese & Black Pepper

Recipe Ingredients

12		Grape leaves - (bottled) - rinsed, dried
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Soft-fresh goat cheese
		= (preferably Coach Farm brand)
3 tablespoons	45ml	Freshly-grated black pepper
1/4 cup	59ml	Extra-virgin olive oil
4 tablespoons	60ml	Balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped fresh thyme leaves

Recipe Instructions

Preheat barbecue or grill.

Lay the 12 grape leaves out on counter and move aside. In a mixing bowl, mix goat cheese and black pepper until homogenous. Place a generous tablespoon of goat cheese in center of each leaf. Fold each leaf up like a burrito, and secure with a toothpick or tie with butcher twine. Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil over each and chill one hour in refrigerator.

Remove from refrigerator and place over medium-hot part of grill and cook until leaves are just starting to char all over. Remove from grill and place 3 each on 4 plates. Drizzle each with a teaspoonful of balsamic vinegar and a dusting of fresh thyme leaves and serve immediately.

This recipe yields 4 servings as antipasto.

Source:
MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali - (Show # MB-5649) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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