Description
This comforting bruschetta combines crunchy soda bread with creamy goat’s cheese and sweet roasted grapes, perfect for an autumn snack or appetizer.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 slices of soda bread
- 10 red seedless grapes
- 1 handful of goat's cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme or fresh thyme leaves
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 garlic clove
- 1 handful of walnut halves
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190°C (Gas Mark 5).
- Scatter the grapes over a baking tray. Dust with thyme leaves, drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Shake the tray to coat the grapes evenly.
- Roast the grapes in the oven for 10 minutes or until they are soft and starting to burst.
- While the grapes are roasting, toast the slices of soda bread until they are golden and crisp.
- Rub the toasted bread with the cut side of the garlic clove for a hint of flavor.
- Spread a generous amount of goat’s cheese over each slice of bread.
- Top the goat’s cheese with the roasted grapes and sprinkle with walnut halves.
- Drizzle a little more olive oil over the top and serve immediately.
Notes
For a more intense flavor, use fresh thyme instead of dried. Serve immediately to enjoy the contrast between the warm grapes and the cool cheese. Store any leftover roasted grapes in the refrigerator and use within 2 days. This dish pairs well with a crisp white wine or a light red.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10 grams
- Sodium: 200 mg
- Fat: 12 grams
- Carbohydrates: 28 grams
- Fiber: 3 grams
- Protein: 8 grams
- Cholesterol: 15 mg