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Champagne Grapes with Gorgonzola and Walnuts

Tiny champagne grapes paired with creamy blue cheese and candied walnuts on picks

⏱️ Prep: 15min0⏰ Total: 15min👥 Serves: 24🌡️ cold
✓ vegetarian✓ gluten-free
⚠️ Contains: 🥛 Dairy, 🥜 Nuts

Ingredients

  • 2 cupschampagne grapes(or small red grapes)
  • 6 ozGorgonzola dolce(cut into small cubes)
  • 1 cupcandied walnuts
  • 24decorative picks or small skewers
  • 2 tbsphoney(for drizzling)
  • 1 tspfresh thyme leaves

📝 Make Ahead

Can be assembled up to 2 hours ahead; refrigerate loosely covered. Drizzle with honey just before serving.

Instructions

  1. Wash grapes and dry thoroughly
  2. Cut Gorgonzola into bite-sized cubes
  3. Thread onto picks: 2-3 grapes, 1 cheese cube, 1 walnut
  4. Arrange picks on serving platter
  5. Drizzle lightly with honey
  6. Scatter thyme leaves over platter
  7. Serve immediately or refrigerate up to 2 hours

💡 Pro Tips

If champagne grapes aren't available, use the smallest seedless red grapes you can find. Gorgonzola dolce is creamier and milder than aged Gorgonzola. Room temperature cheese has better flavor, but firm, cold cheese is easier to work with. Roquefort or Stilton are excellent substitutes.

📜 History

The pairing of grapes with cheese and nuts is a timeless combination found across European cuisine. Champagne grapes - tiny, seedless, and intensely sweet - are named for their resemblance to champagne bubbles and their peak season around New Year's.

🍸 Pairs Well With

Also pairs well with:

champagneproseccowineport