Ham and Feta Bruschetta
Ham and Feta Bruschetta an appetizer recipe idea. Crispy bites offer the savory taste of tomato, feta cheese, basil, garlic and balsamic.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 20 min
- Yield: 8 - 10
- Category: appetizer or snack
- Method: oven baked, no bake
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup of butter. softened.
- 1/4 cup of olive oil
- 8 slices of French loaf, cut into 1 inch slices.
- 1 Cup (4 oz) of herb feta cheese in small blocks.
- 3 cloves of minced garlic
- 1 Tablespoon of minced chopped fresh basil. (1 teaspoon of dried basil)
- 1 Cup of finely chopped and seeded cherry tomatoes.
- 1 small red onion. Finely chopped.
- Balsamic vinegar.
- salt and pepper.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 Deg. F (200 Deg. C)
- In a small bowl combine the butter and olive oil and garlic, brush this mixture on both sides of the slices.
- On a greased baking sheet pan, place the cut slices of French loaf that has been brushed with the mixture. Bake for 8 – 10 minutes until lightly brown.
- In a medium bowl chop a few basil leaves and mix these with the tomato and a little chopped onion. Salt and pepper them. Then place the newly baked slices of toast on a bread board.
- Layer some of the tomato mixture on the slices, then add some deli ham folded neatly on top of the tomato mixture with a few squares of feta cheese. Decorate with basil leaves.
- In a small pan on the stove top, bring some balsamic vinegar to a boil, then bring down the heat to simmer for reducing the vinegar to about half.
- Drizzle some reduced balsamic vinegar on a serving plate, across decoratively and sprinkle some dried parsley and basil on the plate. Add the dressed bruschetta breads neatly on this plate. Drizzle a little balsamic vinegar on the tomato for taste. (as per picture)
- This make a tasty and delicious appetizer.
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