I don't often do appetizers, but sometimes when we have guests over I've been known to throw a few different things together. I first made these feta bruschetta for a party, but now they've turned in to a favorite snack, appetizer to an Italian dinner, or even a whole lunch! Between Matt and I we could probably eat a whole loaf in one sitting! Thankfully, they're pretty easy to whip together.

You need a baguette or loaf of French bread if you want large slices. I like the cute little baguette slices! They are topped with butter, olive oil, one medium tomato, a few cloves of garlic, crumbled feta cheese, and a handful of fresh basil. And an oven, preheated to 350 degrees.

Dice and seed

Crush up some garlic (about 2 or 3 cloves)

Wash, dry, and chop up your basil

Slice up your baguette. I only use about half of a loaf, approximately 16 slices.

Melt 2 Tbsp butter and mix in 2 Tbsp olive oil.

Brush the butter and oil mixture onto each side of every slice. Bake at 350 for about 12-15 minutes, until just lightly toasted.

In the meantime, mix up your basil (about 2 Tbsp), feta (about 4 Tbsp) and garlic (2-3 cloves or about 1.5-2 tsp, but it depends on how much garlic you like!)

The toast is ready when it's just slightly toasty, like this. It takes me about 15 minutes.

Spread about a tsp of the feta/basil/garlic mixture onto each toast slice.

Pile on about 1/2 tsp of your diced tomatoes. Then back in the oven for about 8-10 minutes.

Cool and chow down!

Delicious! Matt considers these to be a healthy snack and maybe the only portion of vegetables he needs in a meal! Well, they may not be low-fat, but we both agree that they are quite tasty and no one has ever stopped at eating just one! Enjoy!

See just the recipe here.