Description
Take your appetizer game to a whole new level with this easy Greek bruschetta recipe. A simple combination of a crunchy crostini, creamy, salty feta, crisp cucumber, ripe tomatoes, fragrant garlic, and just enough heat to make you feel alive. The bread stays crunchy. The toppings stay put. The perfect Mediterranean-inspired appetizer that is way more interesting than traditional bruschetta.
Ingredients
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Crazy Feta Spread
- 1/2 cup Feta Cheese
- 2 Jalapenos (1 with seeds, 1 without)
- 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Garlic minced
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice from 1/8 of a Lemon
- 1/4 tsp Onion Powder
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 French Bread Loaf
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Roma Tomato diced
- 1/4 Cucumber diced
- 1/4 Red Onion diced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare a baking sheet with a baking mat, parchment paper, or aluminum foil.
- Using a bread knife, slice the French baguette into slices about 1/4 inch thick. If the bread slices are too thin they will fall apart and if they are too thick the bread to topping ratio will be off.
- Place the baguette slices onto the baking sheet and either brush them with olive oil or spray them with a Misto sprayer.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until they are lightly golden brown and a little crunchy.
- While the bread bakes, add feta cheese, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, onion powder, and pepper to a food processor.
- Slice two jalapenos in half. Remove the seeds from one and leave the seeds in the other. If you like milder heat remove all the seeds. Add all of the jalapenos to the food processor.
- Pulse in the food processor until all items are combined. Set aside.
- Dice the cucumber, Roma tomato, and the red onion. This is the bruschetta mixture. You want the pieces to be quite small to allow for more toppings on the bruschetta.
- Once the bread is baked and cooled for a few minutes, use a spoon to smear about a half a tablespoon of the feta mixture onto each slice of bread.
- Top each bread round with a handful of the bruschetta mixture (tomato, onion, and cucumber).
- Sprinkle the top with a little bit of extra feta cheese.
Notes
Note, these will get soggy as they sit. I do not recommend making these ahead of time. If you are running short on time, the bruschetta toasts and the crazy feta mixture can be made ahead of time and the bruschetta mixture can be chopped ahead of time, but do not assemble until ready to serve.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Greek, Mediterranean
