Whipped Feta Bruschetta Dip

Bruschetta! Brushetta? Broo-shetta? Nevertheless you say it, this new dip is certain to be your new favourite appetizer to share with family and friends. We’re absorbing each final little bit of summer season these subsequent couple of weeks earlier than we do a deep dive into pumpkin season (omg), so prepare to make use of up the remainder of your favourite summer season produce.

Beginning with the final word whipped feta bruschetta dip drizzled with candy balsamic glaze and served with home made garlic crostini. Contemporary tomatoes and basil, slightly olive oil, and balsamic vinegar, all blended collectively and spooned over my go-to Whipped Feta Yogurt Dip for a salty, candy, savory creamy dip that simply SCREAMS summer season.

Whip this up and serve it this Labor Day weekend to rejoice the remainder of the season!

What’s bruschetta?

I’ve had a lot enjoyable experimenting this summer season with completely different takes on bruschetta. In case you haven’t but, strive my Strawberry Balsamic Bruschetta that makes use of recent strawberries as an alternative of tomato! You may usually discover bruschetta at Italian eating places — grilled bread toasted with olive oil and topped with a combination of tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, balsamic, and even meats and cheeses.

This bruschetta dip makes use of a recent tomato combination (what you’ll usually discover with bruschetta), and we’re piling it onto a creamy base for a candy and savory dip everybody will love.

The whole lot you’ll have to make this whipped feta bruschetta dip

You actually can’t go fallacious with recent tomatoes and basil, and salty feta cheese. Right here’s all the things you’ll have to make this dip:

For the bruschetta topping: you’ll combine collectively these diced heirloom cherry or grape tomatoes, garlic, basil, slightly olive oil and balsamic vinegar, plus salt and pepper to deliver out all the flavors.
For the crostini: we’re toasting up sliced of a French baguette with olive oil and slightly garlic to get simple home made crostini to make use of for dipping.
For the feta base: the bruschetta is the proper topping for my Whipped Feta Yogurt Dip! It’s blended along with plain yogurt, feta crumbles, olive oil, lemon juice and zest, garlic, salt and pepper. After I’m serving the feta dip by itself I like so as to add scorching honey and toppings like sliced almonds, and so forth. however no want so as to add these on this recipe.
For topping: don’t overlook a drizzle of candy balsamic glaze (discover ways to make your personal under) and additional basil leaves to high all of it off.

Can I make it gluten-free or dairy-free?

To make gluten-free: you possibly can completely toast up slices of your favourite gluten-free bread or serve the dip with gluten-free crackers like these!
To make dairy-free: I can’t suggest a dairy-free swap for the yogurt and feta within the whipped feta base of the recipe, however you possibly can benefit from the topping as extra conventional bruschetta with out the feta base when you’d like a dairy-free possibility.

How one can make balsamic glaze

Be happy to get premade balsamic glaze out of your native grocery retailer, or make your personal utilizing JUST balsamic vinegar:

Add 1 cup balsamic vinegar to a small pot and place over medium warmth.
Carry to a slight boil, then cut back warmth to low and simmer, stirring each couple of minutes till it thickens, reduces in half, and coats the again of a spoon, about 20 minutes.
Instantly drizzle over the feta bruschetta dip.

If the glaze thickens an excessive amount of, merely reheat till it has thinned and could be simply drizzled. Retailer any leftover glaze in an hermetic container within the fridge for as much as 3 months. We prefer to apply it to pizza, grilled rooster, caprese salads, fruit, and extra.

Unimaginable feta bruschetta dip in 5 simple steps

Make the topping. Begin however mixing collectively all the bruschetta components in a medium bowl.
Bake the crostini. Slice your baguette, then organize the bread slices on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, rub with a garlic clove, and bake them up till they’re golden brown.
Whip up the feta dip. Add the feta dip components to a meals processor and course of till easy and properly mixed. Pour the dip right into a shallow bowl and use the again of a spoon to easy it out.
Assemble the dip. Spoon the bruschetta on high of the feta dip (discard any leftover liquid), drizzle with balsamic glaze, and high with further small basil leaves.
Serve it up. Serve your toasted crostini with the dip and luxuriate in!

Make it forward of time

You can also make the whipped feta base a number of days forward of time and retailer it in an hermetic container within the fridge till you’re able to high with the bruschetta. I like to recommend making the bruschetta topping not more than 1 day forward of time in order that the tomatoes and basil don’t break down an excessive amount of.

Storing suggestions

This whipped feta bruschetta dip is greatest loved day of! If you already know you or your company received’t be consuming all of it in sooner or later, I like to recommend solely including the bruschetta topping to sufficient feta dip that you simply’re going to take pleasure in. The remainder could be saved individually in hermetic containers within the fridge.

Extra dip recipes you’ll love

Get all of my dip recipes right here, and my appetizers right here!

I hope you’re keen on this whipped feta bruschetta dip! In case you make it remember to depart a remark and a ranking so I understand how you preferred it. Get pleasure from, xo!

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Prep Time 24 minutes

Prepare dinner Time 6 minutes

Whole Time 30 minutes

Serves6 servings

Flavorful bruschetta dip with a creamy, savory whipped feta base and a drizzle of candy balsamic glaze. Serve this simple feta bruschetta dip with home made garlic crostini for a crowd-pleasing appetizer or snack that makes use of up recent summer season tomatoes and basil!

Elements

For the bruschetta topping:
1 cup diced heirloom cherry or grape tomatoes
1 small garlic clove, finely minced
6 massive basil leaves, julienned
1 tablespoon further virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
¼ teaspoon salt
Freshly floor black pepper
For the crostini:
1 demi French baguette, lower diagonally into 1/2 inch slices (you’ll get about 10 slices)
1 tablespoon further virgin olive oil
1 small clove garlic, peeled
For the whipped feta base:
1 batch Creamy Whipped Feta Dip
For serving:
Balsamic glaze for drizzling
6-10 small basil leaves

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
Make the bruschetta topping: In a medium measurement bowl, add the chopped tomatoes, garlic, basil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper and blend it along with a spoon. Put aside whilst you put together the remainder of the dip.
Organize baguette slices on a baking sheet and brush the highest of every slice with olive oil. Gently rub the garlic clove on one facet of every piece. Bake for six to eight minutes, or till evenly golden brown on the sides.
Whereas the crostini bake, make one batch of Creamy Whipped Feta Dip. Pour the dip right into a shallow serving bowl and use the again of a spoon to softly unfold the dip out. Use one other spoon to serve the bruschetta on high of the feta dip; you possibly can depart any extra bruschetta liquid within the bowl. Drizzle balsamic glaze over the dip and organize the small basil leaves on high.
Serve the crostini alongside the dip and luxuriate in instantly!