Jacqui Toumbas is one of the accomplished home cooks taking part in ABC iview series Recipe of the Year .
Jacqui grew up in a big Cypriot family where food was central to everything. She learnt to cook from her yiayia, mum and aunties, and those lessons continue to shape her cooking today.
After studying nutrition, Jacqui is now a business consultant and food content creator. She believes the best recipes are the ones with a story behind them.
This recipe is how I love to start a gathering: Something you can eat with one hand while holding a glass in the other.
Cool, lemony whipped ricotta meets sweet, jammy roasted grapes and homemade hot honey (infused with warm spices, orange, and thyme).
Finished with crunchy pistachios and fresh mint, served on charred, garlicky sourdough.
It's the kind of thing I put out and watch disappear before everyone has even sat down.
See what the other home cooks thought of it on ABC iview's Recipe of the Year — and then give it a go yourself.
This recipe has been lightly edited for clarity.
Substitutions: Swap pistachios for walnuts, or mint for thyme. Leave the chilli out of the honey for a milder version.
