Grilled Brie with Apricot Chutney

One of our favorite restaurants in Cleveland serves a similar dish so when we saw this recipe we wanted to try to make it. This was the perfect amount of sweetness to go with brie and bread. I would make this again for a cocktail party, it was good as a light dinner, but I think it would be good as an appetizer too.

This recipe is from Veg Inspirations.

Ingredients:

-1 apple peeled, cored and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
-1 heaped cup dried apricots cut into quarters
-1/2 cup dark raisins
-1/4 tsp ground ginger
-1/2 tsp salt
-4 tsp sugar
-1/2 tsp red chili powder
-2 tbsp lemon juice
-A splash of white wine, if desired

Add all the ingredients to a pan with a little bit of water.
Cook until it gets soft, it took probably 30-45 minutes.

Everything got soft, but the pieces were still
intact.

We served ours with brie and french bread, the combination was great. To get the brie warm, I sprayed the grill with cooking spray, then grilled on medium for about 5 minutes on each side (Grilled brie is also really good on it's own).

Mascarpone Apricots

This was a quick and easy recipe for an appetizer or a snack. It probably took me 15 minutes from start to finish. The mascarpone was a sweet compliment to to the tartness of the apricots.

This recipe comes from Proud Italian Cook.

Ingredients:

-apricots

-mascarpone

-blackberries

-honey

Preheat the oven to 350. Cut the apricots in half.

Put a scoop of mascarpone on top.

Add a blackberry to each one.

Drizzle with some honey.

Put in the oven for about 5 minutes.
It didn't take long for them to get warm.

This was great because there were only 4 ingredients. The colors really popped out so it would be good to serve as an appetizer at a party.