Instructions: Preheat barbecue or grill.

Lay the 12 grape leaves out on counter and move aside. In a mixing bowl, mix goat cheese and black pepper until homogenous. Place a generous tablespoon of goat cheese in center of each leaf. Fold each leaf up like a burrito, and secure with a toothpick or tie with butcher twine. Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil over each and chill one hour in refrigerator.

Remove from refrigerator and place over medium-hot part of grill and cook until leaves are just starting to char all over. Remove from grill and place 3 each on 4 plates. Drizzle each with a teaspoonful of balsamic vinegar and a dusting of fresh thyme leaves and serve immediately.

This recipe yields 4 servings as antipasto.

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