Whipped Feta and Arugula Crostini
By: Tracy
Published: Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 12:33pm

Ingredients




Whipped Feta:
8.5 oz of feta cheese
3.5 oz of cream cheese
Crostini:
Baguette slices
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1 garlic clove, whole with 1/4 sliced off
3 oz of arugula
1/2 a lemon
salt
pepper

Preparation

1 Add feta to a food processor and blend quickly to break it down.  Then add the cream cheese and blend until creamy. 2 Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. 3 Pour olive oil in small dish. Slice baguette and brush with olive oil on each side. Bake for 15 minutes, flipping slices halfway through. 4 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. 5 When crostini are toasted, remove from oven and gently rub garlic on each slice of baguette. Vary garlic flavor by amount rubbed on crostini. 6 Top crostini with a layer of whipped feta and then a few sprigs of arugula. 7 Enjoy!

About

From Scratch whipped feta on top of a homemade baguette, finished with a lemon peppered arugula.  From Scratch Elegance for your next party!