Ingredients

Makes 30 hors d'oeuvres

　　1/4 cup pecan halves (1 ounce)

　　1 teaspoon unsalted butter

　　1/8 teaspoon salt

　　3 ounces firm blue cheese, crumbled (3/4 cup)

　　30 small plain crackers such as Melba toasts

　　30 small fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

　　15 small red seedless grapes, halved lengthwise

　　

Step 1

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.

　　

Step 2

Toast pecans in a shallow baking pan until fragrant and a shade darker, about 10 minutes. Toss hot pecans in pan with butter and salt, then cool.

　　

Step 3

Coarsely chop nuts, then toss together with cheese in a bowl, without mashing.

　　

Step 4

Top each cracker with a mounded teaspoon of cheese mixture, pressing together slightly, then top with a parsley leaf and a grape half, gently pressing them into cheese.