Today we discuss Eat Bugs Here and the Bug Wagon. In the Bugible Kitchen Aly Moore makes a wonderful dish with black ants, and on “As the Crickets Chirp” it’s a real tear-jerker.
by Aly Moore, Bugible
Roasted Grapes with Thyme, Fresh Ricotta, Black Ants & Grilled Bread
by Aly Moore
Bugs needed: Black Ants
Ingredients
* Grapes (use seedless purple grapes)
* Good rustic bread, sliced into 1/2-inch thick pieces
* Olive oil
* Fresh Ricotta Cheese
* Fresh Thyme
* Lemon Zest
* Black Ants
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450ºF. Spread grapes onto a sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt. Lay thyme leaves over top. Toss all together gently with your hands.
- Place pan in the oven for 7 to 9 minutes or until grapes just begin to burst. I prefer the shorter roasting time — it’s nice when some of the grapes remain in tact.
- Meanwhile, heat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Brush the bread with olive oil. Grill until nice and toasty.
- Assemble the open-faced sandwiches: Spread fresh ricotta over bread. Top with roasted grapes. Discard thyme sprigs. (While the thyme sprigs look pretty, it’s a little impractical to serve the sandwiches with the sprigs…they don’t taste so yummy.) Top with black ants.
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