Best Heirloom Tomato Toast With Feta Recipes

TOMATO CROSTINI WITH WHIPPED FETA

Tomato Crostini with Whipped Feta image

Provided by Ina Garten

Time 40m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

6 ounces good feta, crumbled
2 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
2/3 cup good olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons minced shallots (2 shallots)
2 teaspoons minced garlic (2 cloves)
2 tablespoons good red wine vinegar
2 pounds ripe heirloom or cherry tomatoes, 1/2-inch-diced
3 tablespoons julienned fresh basil leaves, plus extra for serving
20 to 25 (1/2-inch-thick) diagonal baguette slices, toasted
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts

Steps:

For the whipped feta, place the feta and cream cheese in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Pulse until the cheeses are mixed. Add 1/3 cup of the olive oil, the lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and process until smooth.
For the tomatoes, up to an hour before you're serving, combine the shallots, garlic, and vinegar in a medium bowl. Set aside for 5 minutes. Whisk in the remaining 1/3 cup olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add the tomatoes, stir gently, and set aside for 10 minutes. Stir in the basil and taste for seasonings.
To assemble the crostini, spread each slice of bread with a generous amount of whipped feta. With a slotted spoon, place the tomatoes on top. Put the crostini on plates and scatter with the pine nuts. Sprinkle with extra basil and serve.

HEIRLOOM TOMATO AND FETA SALAD

Heirloom Tomato and Feta Salad image

This is a fresh, flavorful salad with heirloom tomatoes. Even my non tomato-eating husband likes this recipe. We went out to dinner for tapas one night and they had a similar salad. I came home and recreated it with my own twist. We loved it, I hope you do too. I'm sure this will work with regular tomatoes too.

Provided by Joanna DaCosta

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

3 medium heirloom tomatoes, sliced
1 (4 ounce) package feta cheese, or to taste
6 grape, seedlesses seedless red grapes, cut in half
¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
1 ½ tablespoons honey
1 clove garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon dried basil
1 wedge lime
1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger
1 teaspoon white vinegar, or as needed
1 slice yellow onion
¼ cup canola oil

Steps:

Blot tomato slices on a paper towel and place on a serving dish. Cut feta block into slices and place a slice on each tomato. Sprinkle with grapes.
Combine orange juice, honey, garlic, salt, and basil in a bowl. Squeeze lime wedge into the bowl. Grate ginger and onion on a nutmeg grater; scrape pulp into the bowl. Fill the vinegar bottle cap with vinegar and pour over the grater into the bowl, to get the remaining bits of ginger and onion juice. Whisk ingredients together. Slowly drizzle in oil while whisking until emulsified.
Spoon vinaigrette over the salad to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 255.3 calories, Carbohydrate 15.2 g, Cholesterol 25.1 mg, Fat 20.3 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 5.1 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 466.3 mg, Sugar 12.8 g

ROASTED TOMATOES AND WHIPPED FETA ON TOAST

Roasted Tomatoes and Whipped Feta on Toast image

I love putting roasted tomatoes on toast with whipped feta, and it's the easiest thing in the world. If you want to make it fancy for guests, try this recipe. I like to amaze them and cut the bread lengthwise into 1/2-inch slabs rather than across. Creative cutting will take you a long way in this world. A word about the cheese: Make sure you press the feta or it'll have too much liquid in it to set up properly. If you're really strapped for time, you can substitute fresh ricotta for the feta, but it's not going to make your tomatoes pop quite as much.

Provided by Amanda Cohen

Categories dinner, lunch, finger foods, appetizer

Time 1h20m

Yield 5 to 6 large toasts

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

8 ounces feta cheese
6 tablespoons heavy cream
1 loaf of your favorite bread (about 1 pound)
Zest of 1 grapefruit, plus 1 tablespoon grapefruit juice
1/2 tablespoon tomato oil, from roasted tomatoes (see recipe)
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
2 cups wild arugula or torn chicory
1/2 cup torn parsley or mint
4 cups roasted tomatoes, roughly chopped if large (see recipe)
Salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Press the feta for an hour: Take a stack of plates, wrap the feta in a dish towel, put it on the bottom plate, and put the rest of the stack on top of it.
Purée the pressed feta in a food processor until smooth. Combine the feta and heavy cream in a bowl and mix it by hand until it's smooth and creamy. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Slice your loaf of bread into 1/2-inch-thick pieces. Toast your pieces in the oven or toaster just until heated; you want it crispy and warm, but no color.
In a large bowl, place grapefruit juice, tomato oil, garlic, arugula and herbs; toss to combine. Add more oil and grapefruit juice if desired.
Spread the whipped feta on the toast, then put down a layer of greens. Top with a layer of tomatoes. Season to taste with salt and pepper, sprinkle the grapefruit zest on top, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 378, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 746 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams, TransFat 0 grams