Grilled Stuffed Grape Leaves with Goat Cheese and Black Pepper

• 12 grape leaves (bottled), rinsed, dried
• 1 lb. soft fresh goat cheese
• 3 tbsp. freshly grated black pepper
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp. chopped fresh thyme leaves

1. Preheat barbecue or grill.
2. Lay the 12 grape leaves out on counter and set aside.
3. In a mixing bowl, mix goat cheese and black pepper until homogeneous.
4. Place a generous tbsp.
5. of goat cheese in center of each leaf.
6. Fold each leaf up like a burrito, and secure with a toothpick or tie with butcher twine.
7. Drizzle 1 tsp.
8. olive oil over each and chill one hour in refrigerator.
9. Remove from refrigerator and place over medium-hot part of grill and cook until leaves are just starting to char all over.
10. Remove from grill and place 3 each on 4 plates.
11. Drizzle each with a teaspoonful of balsamic vinegar and a dusting of fresh thyme leaves and serve immediately.

grape, goat cheese, freshly grated black pepper, extravirgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, thyme

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/5316 (may not work)