Ham and Feta Bruschetta an appetizer recipe idea. Crispy bites offer the savory taste of tomato, feta cheese, basil, garlic and balsamic.
Author:FillMyRecipeBook
Prep Time:10 min
Cook Time:10 min
Total Time:20 min
Yield:8 - 10 1x
Category:appetizer or snack
Method:oven baked, no bake
Cuisine:Italian
Ingredients
Scale
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)