Grilled Stuffed Grape Leaves With Goat Cheese And Black Pepper

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 bottled grape leaves, rinsed and dried
• 1 lb soft fresh goat cheese, preferably coach farm
• 2 tablespoons black pepper, freshly grated
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leave, chopped

Recipe

• 1 spread 12 grape leaves on the countertop.
• 2 in a mixing bowl, blend the goat cheese and black pepper until homogeneous.
• 3 place a generous tablespoon of goat cheese in the center of each leaf.
• 4 fold in the sides of each leaf, then roll up burrito fashion and tie with kitchen string.
• 5 drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil over each and refrigerate for one hour.
• 6 preheat the grill.
• 7 place the chilled packets over the medium hot part of the grill.
• 8 cook until the leaves are just starting to char all over, 1 to 2 minutes per side.
• 9 place 3 packets on each plate and drizzle with a teaspoon of balsamic vinegar and a dusting of fresh thyme.
• 10 serve immediately.