Goat Cheese Baked in Grape Leaves

An amazing appetizer, served with crusty bread to smear the hot cheesy goodness on. If you happen to have fresh grape leaves, you will need to blanch them before starting this recipe.

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 8 rolls

Ingredients

• 8  large grape leaves, rinsed and drained
• 1 1⁄2 cups  goat cheese
• 3  teaspoons olive oil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried mint
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1  lemon, cut in 8 wedges

Directions

1. Preheat your broiler.
2. Remove any stems from the leaves.
3. Place one leaf on your workspace, vein side up with the stem end toward you.
4. Roll 1/8 of the goat cheese into a log shape, and place it on the end of the leaf nearest you.
5. Drizzle with 1/4 teaspoon olive oil, and sprinkle with mint and pepper.
6. Roll the leaf around the cheese until it is covered, fold in the sides, and continue to roll the rest of the leaf and place it on a broiler pan, seam side down.
7. Continue with the remaining ingredients.
8. Brush the rolls with the remaining teaspoon of olive oil, then put under the broiler for 4 to 5 minutes until the leaves start to color and the cheese is very hot.
9. Remove from the broiler and serve immediately with lemon wedges for garnish (and to drizzle the juice over the cheese).