Roasted Grapes with Baked Brie
Roasted Grapes with Baked Brie, September 14, 2023.
This last week I was out with my electric hedge saw picking grapes. Not usually the tool of choice for picking grapes, but necessary for this situation. To backtrack, it was while picking berries a few weeks ago that I discovered we had grapes on the hillside at Hidden Bluff. While picking berries one day I noticed the grapes tucked under the large grape leaves- lots of grapes and several kinds of them. Down below our bluff had become a huge quarter acre tangle of berries and grape vines. In fact, the grapes were overtaking the blackberries and some trees. To pick anything down there meant wearing rubber boots and long sleeves and using an electric tool of some sort. Seeing those clusters of purple gems was a happy find for this gardener soul, and so a few clusters went back in my bowl to prove we did have them.
The big bowlful of grapes sat on our counter. What would be done with those grapes I wondered? Preserves of course. Homemade grape jam is amazing! But another idea surfaced to try, and it was a delicious one! I roasted the grapes with excellent results, and they paired perfectly with melty brie cheese. Our annual autumn charcuterie was coming up, and this lovely appetizer would make such an elegant and well as delicious presentation at our party. Additionally, roasted grapes can be used on other things such as cooked meats, etc., making them versatile for a sweet and savory food pairing. If your grapes are really sweet they can also just be roasted with olive oil and a sprinkle of salt. They are sweet enough without the balsamic and honey. And now the recipe!
Roasted Grapes with Baked Brie
Roasted Grapes with Baked Brie
Ingredients
- 2 cups Sweet and fresh purple or red grapes Washed and dried
- 1 tbsp. Olive oil
- Sea salt
- 1 tbsp. Balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp. Honey
- 1 Brie wheel
- Baguette slices
- Thyme Optional
Instructions
- Start by placing sweet purple or red grapes on a sheet pan and drizzling with olive oil and a couple of dashes of sea salt.
- Add a couple of splashes of balsamic and an equal amount of honey (you can eyeball this- not too much though. You just want a light glaze, not swimming grapes).
- Stir grapes to coat and roast at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until grapes are browning, skin has popped, and juices are becoming jammy.
- Set grapes aside and heat brie wheel according to manufacturer's directions. I scored the top of mine both ways and placed the brie in a cast iron pan and in oven at 375 degrees until middle was wobbly (this took 20-25 minutes for me).
- When brie is done pour roasted grapes and juices on top and if desired, garnish with thyme.
- Serve with crostini.
- Tip: to save time I surrounded the brie round with slices of baguette which toasted while the brie was heating!
Notes
Have a beautiful day!
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