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Whipped Feta and Arugula Crostini
A simple yet elegant appetizer!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 20 crostini
Calories: 87 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Whipped Feta
- 8 oz feta cheese
- 3 oz cream cheese
Crostini
- 1 baguette
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove whole with 1/4 sliced off
- 3 oz of arugula
- 1/2 lemon juiced, about 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Slice baguette into about 15-20 baguette slices. Add olive oil to a small dish. Brush with olive oil on each side. Bake for 7 1/2 minutes, flip, and then bake for another 7 1/2 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add feta to a food processor and blend quickly to break it down. Then add the cream cheese and blend until creamy.
- Mix arugula with remaining olive oil in dish, add the juice from half a lemon and mix. Add about a 1/2 - 1 teaspoon of salt to taste to arugula and a few grinds of a pepper mill. Mix well.
- When crostini are toasted, remove from oven and gently rub garlic on each slice of baguette. Vary garlic flavor by amount rubbed on crostini.
- Top crostini with a layer of whipped feta and then a few sprigs of arugula.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
87kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
7g
(2%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
218mg
(9%)
Potassium
47mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
206IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
78mg
(8%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20crostini
Amount Per Serving
Calories 87
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 87kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 218mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 47mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 206IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 78mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.