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This Tomato and Feta Appetizer comes together quickly and is fresh and delicious!
I've got a trick for you to stick up your sleeve. It's a trick that just might get you out of a pinch. It's a delicious appetizer that you can throw together in minutes. You know, when unexpected guests suddenly arrive or when you're serving guests after a long day at work. Maybe you're like me; I sometimes forget to plan an appetizer when entertaining guests for dinner.
I've served this appetizer several times lately and each time it's flown off the plate and drawn rave reviews. It's fresh, bright and loaded with fabulous flavor. In fact, it's so delicious that when I made it the last time (to take photos for you), Scott and I enjoyed it so much that we just decided to call it "dinner". See what we go through, how we suffer for you? 🙂
Seriously, just stock your pantry and fridge with a few ingredients and you can pull this one together in the blink of an eye; drizzle olive oil generously on a pretty plate. Add chopped tomatoes, bell pepper, and green onion. A sprinkle of Greek seasoning and fresh oregano comes next and then a handful of crumbled Feta. Top it all of with lemon zest, freshly ground black pepper and more fresh oregano.
That's it, though you can mix and match ingredients as you please. Sometimes I add chopped cucumber or substitute it for the bell pepper. A scatter of Kalamata olives is a delightful touch and other fresh herbs will add more vibrant flavor. It's delicious with crostini or pita chips but would also be wonderful served with slices of fresh baguette.
See why you need to stick this one up your sleeve? You just never know when magic will be required and this rabbit can be pulled out the hat in a zip, a delicious zip!
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil use your best for this
- 3 medium Roma tomatoes chopped fairly small
- ½ medium bell pepper any color, chopped fairly small
- 4 green onions sliced thin
- Greek seasoning available in the spice section of most grocery stores
- ¼ cup coarsely chopped fresh oregano
- ¾ cup crumbled Feta cheese
- zest of 1 lemon
- freshly ground black pepper
- optional ingredients; chopped cucumber zucchini, fresh corn, avocado, cannellini beans, chickpeas, finely chopped prosciutto, fresh basil, thyme or rosemary,
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Pour olive oil onto a serving plate or platter.
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Add chopped tomatoes, and bell pepper. Add optional ingredients as desired. Sprinkle generously with Greek seasoning, most of the fresh oregano and most of the green onion.
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Top with Feta, lemon zest, freshly ground black pepper and the rest of the oregano and green onion. Add optional ingredients as desired. Serve with fresh bread, crostini or pita chips.
If you have any leftovers, warm a pocketless pita in a pan with a small amount of olive oil till golden. Top with hummus and a large scoop of this yummy stuff. Add a bit of leftover grilled or rotisserie chicken- oh my! Please invite me for lunch if you're serving this!
Anonymous says
This recipe sounds divine! Do you just layer everything or should it be tossed together at all?
Chris Scheuer says
Yes, I layer it and we scoop it up with crackers, pitas or crostini. Hope you like it!
Kim G. says
So true it looks like the perfect appetizer to prepare... I have actually EVERYTHING that it contains on hands! Looks perfect for a hot day!
Pam says
It looks gourmet, beautiful, and delicious.
Inside a British Mum's Kitchen says
thank you - this is going to be my lunch and dinner for the next week - TOOO delicious!
Mary x
Mary Bergfeld says
You've created an absolute feast for the eyes and a recipe that demands to be tried. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary.
Andrea_TheKitchenLioness says
Chris, beautiful and delicious fresh springtime salad, you can never go wrong with these wonderful ingredients and I would love to use some of that very abundantly growing oregano from my garden! So your Greek style salad/appetizer will be put on the menue for the weekend - thanks for a great recipe!
Debra Eliotseats says
How inventive and delicious! I would have this for dinner too.
Vicki Bensinger says
This sounds delicious and full of flavor. It's amazing what we can find in our refrigerator to come up with great dishes like this that everyone will love.
Gerry @Foodness Gracious says
Tips greatly appreciated, this is one tasty looking dish!!
Cookin' Canuck says
I love the freshness and ease of this recipe. I will definitely be serving this appetizer this summer.