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 tsp 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: European
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