Crispy toasted baguette slices topped with creamy goat cheese, warm roasted grapes, and fresh thyme—sweet, tangy, and herbaceous.
Goat cheese spreads more easily when left at room temperature for 15–20 minutes before assembly. Roast grapes and bread on the same sheet at the same temperature to save time and oven space.
Crostini can be toasted up to 4 hours ahead and stored in an airtight container; assemble with cheese and grapes just before serving to keep bread crisp. For a sweeter variation, drizzle finished crostini with a small amount of honey or aged balsamic reduction.
Ingredients
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- 1 loaf baguette
- 1 ½ cups red grapes
- 6 oz goat cheese (room temperature for easy spreading)
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme
- 3 tbsp olive oil (1 tablespoon plus 2 tablespoons, divided)
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- sea salt
- black pepper
Ingredients
Scale
Measurement units
- 1 loaf baguette
- 1 ½ cups red grapes
- 6 oz goat cheese (room temperature for easy spreading)
- 2 tbsp fresh thyme
- 3 tbsp olive oil (1 tablespoon plus 2 tablespoons, divided)
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- sea salt
- black pepper
Instructions
Prepare the grapes
Halve red grapes (1 ½ cup) and place in a small bowl.
Drizzle with olive oil (1 tablespoon) and balsamic vinegar (1 tablespoon); toss gently to coat.
Season lightly with sea salt and black pepper.
Equipment: small bowl
Slice and oil the baguette
Slice baguette loaf into 1/2-inch-thick rounds.
Arrange slices on a baking sheet in a single layer.
Brush both sides lightly with the remaining olive oil (2 tablespoon).
Equipment: baking sheet
Roast bread and grapes
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
Spread dressed grapes on the baking sheet alongside the bread slices.
Roast until bread is golden and crisp and grapes are soft and slightly caramelized, 12–15 minutes.
Equipment: baking sheet, oven
Assemble crostini
Remove baking sheet from oven and let cool for 2 minutes.
Spread about goat cheese (½ ounce) on each toasted bread slice.
Top each crostini with roasted grapes, dividing evenly.
Sprinkle fresh thyme (2 tablespoon) leaves over all crostini.
Finish with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
Equipment: baking sheet, oven
Serve
Transfer crostini to a serving platter and serve warm or at room temperature.
Before you cook
Cook notes
- • Goat cheese spreads more easily when left at room temperature for 15–20 minutes before assembly.
- • Roast grapes and bread on the same sheet at the same temperature to save time and oven space.
- • For a sweeter variation, drizzle finished crostini with a small amount of honey or aged balsamic reduction.
- • Crostini can be toasted up to 4 hours ahead and stored in an airtight container; assemble with cheese and grapes just before serving to keep bread crisp.
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