Goat Cheese filled Grape Leaves
- 8 large grape leaves
- 8 ounces goat cheese
- 1 tablespoon mixed herbs (thyme, basil, rosemary, and/or parsley)
- 2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Arugula, for a salad
- 8 slices Greek loaf bread
- Marinated olives, as an accompaniment
- Mix the goat cheese, herbs, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
- Spread out the grape leaves, in sets of 2 overlapping pairs.
- Scoop 2 ounces (ice cream scoop works best) of goat cheese mixture, and place in the middle of the pair of grape leaves.
- Starting with 1 end, fold each side until goat cheese is covered, making a rectangular packet.
- Repeat with remaining leaves.
- Place stuffed leaves in a container and cover with extra virgin olive oil.
- Heat a grill.
- Using tongs, place the packets onto the hot grill.
- When marked, turn over, and mark on the other side.
- Grill until cheese is soft.
- When soft, remove from grill.
- Place on a bed of arugula, and tear open the grape leaf.
- Brush 8 pieces of bread with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and grill both sides.
- Cut in half on a bias and serve with the goat cheese with the grilled bread and marinated olives.
grape leaves, goat cheese, mixed herbs, extravirgin olive oil, salt, arugula, bread, olives
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/cat-cora/goat-cheese-filled-grape-leaves-recipe.html (may not work)