This a quick and delicious snack, brunch, dinner… whatever you want. Autumn is a time of abundant fruit and the figs are just the best! Growing up we had a massive fig tree in our garden which produced a huge crop… but as a child I never liked them!!! Hind sight is a wonderful thing.

Ingredients (4 servings)

1 Chaource

4 slices of fresh sourdough

1 bunch of red grapes

2 figs

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees celsius

Slice the figs in half.  Wash and dry the grapes, before coating them in olive oil and salt. Place the grapes on a baking tray and place into the oven- they will need a good 20 minutes to roast.  

Add even slices of Chaource to the sourdough, place the fig on top, drizzle over some olive oil, salt and pepper. Place in the oven for about 15 minutes until the cheese has become molten and the fig has caramelised on top.  

Remove the grapes and the slices from the oven, arrange the bread slices on a board or a dish with the roasted grapes placed in the middle for easy sharing. You can of course cut the slices down further into bite size chunks for an apéro platter.  

Enjoy!