Whipped up delicious summer snacks: 4 easy recipes

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Summer passed the equator, and aromatic apricots, peaches, watermelons and melons appeared in the markets. Juicy tomatoes blush, pleasantly smelling of prickly greens and the sun. So now is the time to cook everything summer and healthy! Here are watermelon and feta baskets, mini caprese and two delicious bruschetta!

Mini caprese

Ingredients

• ½ kg cherry tomatoes;
• a bunch of fresh basil;
• 240 g mozzarella;
• balsamic vinegar for dressing.

Preparation

Cut the tomatoes in half. Cut the cheese into suitable sized pieces. Fold the basil leaves in thirds and string the appetizer on toothpicks in the following order: tomato, basil leaf and a slice of cheese. Place the appetizer on a tray and drizzle lightly with balsamic vinegar before serving. You can add a little olive oil if desired.

Baskets with watermelon and feta

Ingredients

• 1 watermelon;
• ¾ cups of diced cucumbers
• ¾ feta cups;
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation

Cut the watermelon into 5 cm thick slices and then use the round cookie cutters to cut out small circles. From these circles, make something like a cup, removing the middle.

Chop the removed part of the watermelon, mix with cucumbers and feta crumbs, add olive oil and wine vinegar. Season all this with salt and pepper to taste, mix well and put in watermelon cups.

Bruschetta with tomatoes and ricotta

Ingredients

• 450 g cherry tomatoes;
• 1 cup ricotta or cottage cheese
• ¼ cups finely chopped spinach leaves
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon chives, finely chopped
• 8-10 slices of bread;
• 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil;
• 1-2 cloves of garlic (peel but do not chop);
• salt and pepper to taste.

Preparation

Cut the cherry tomatoes in half, salt, pepper and set aside. In a small bowl, combine ricotta or cottage cheese with spinach leaves, basil and green onions.

Dry the slices of bread in the oven or in a grill pan, rub with garlic and drizzle with olive oil on top.

Then spread the curd mixture on the bread, put the tomatoes on top and, if necessary, add a little salt and black pepper.

Bruschetta with peaches, strawberries and goat cheese

Ingredients

• 1 French baguette;
• 10 strawberries, cut into small pieces;
• 3 peaches, peeled and cut in the same pieces as strawberries;
• 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
• 1 cup chopped fresh basil leaves
• about 100 g of soft goat cheese.

Preparation

Dry the pieces of baguette in the oven or in a grill pan. In a separate bowl, combine peaches, strawberries, basil leaves and season with balsamic vinegar. Mix well.

Spread the dried bread with goat cheese and spread the fruit mix on top.

Bon Appetit!