A from scratch fine dining appetizer made with homemade crackers, creamy Snøfrisk® goat cheese, pistachios, and roasted grapes. Perfect for autumn as grapes come into season and you plan get togethers with friends and family.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: appetizer, autumn, goat cheese, grapes, party food
Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine flour, sugar, salt, and fresh thyme leaves for the crackers in a bowl and stir to combine. Pour in olive oil and water and fold gently to bring dough together.
When dough has come together turn out on a lightly floured clean surface. Press palms gently into dough to flatten into disc.
Lightly flour a rolling pin and roll dough out to 1/4" thick. Cut into desired shape. For truly bite sized appetizers 1 inch wide by about 1 1/2" long is ideal.
Bake for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the edges have begun to turn very lightly brown on the bottom. This may take several batches to bake all the dough. Move finished crackers to a cooling rack.
Roasted Grapes
When crackers are done, place grapes on the baking sheet and drizzle with oil and toss with salt and thyme sprigs. Place in oven and roast for 5-7 minutes or until skins begin to wrinkle and peel away.
Assemble
Open Snøfrisk® goat cheese and spread between 1/2 to 1 teaspoon on each cracker.
Pulse pistachios in a food processor, or chop, until finely crushed. Sprinkle over goat cheese.
Slice roasted grapes in half* and arrange slices on top of the pistachios, 2 to 3 per cracker depending on the size of the grapes.
Serve immediately, or place in fridge for up to 8 hours. If prepping further ahead than that, wait to assemble until ready to serve. Yields between 70 - 80 crackers.
Notes
*Grapes can also be placed on the crackers whole for quicker assembly. *Appetizers can be served cold or at room temperature and safely stay out for 4 hours. Get Snøfrisk® Goat Cheese at a Bay Area Costco!