Roasted Grapes!

Roasted grapes, which my parents and I saw mentioned on Food Network, seemed like a strange idea. "Isn't that just raisins?" But of course, they're not. Raisins are dehydrated grapes. Roasted grapes, as we discovered, are juicy flavor bombs of savory and sweet deliciousness.

I served them two ways: 1) with an aged cheese on a cracker, and 2) paired with goat cheese on a sweet potato and drizzled with raw honey. In addition, my mother topped her turkey burger with the roasted grapes, and we made plans to try them as a topping for pork chops. 

The grapes have a unique flavor, and their texture is most closely reminiscent of a homemade cranberry sauce. 

To roast:

1. Wash grapes and remove stems.

2. Coat the grapes in olive oil and toss with salt, black pepper, rosemary, and thyme. (The rosemary and thyme is probably optional depending on their intended use.)

3. Roast in a 425 degree oven for 20 minutes.