Homemade feta cheese and cream cheese whipped together and topped with arugula make this Whipped Feta and Arugula Crostini the perfect party appetizer. Not only is it a great finger food idea, but it's also an easy, healthy appetizer for a crowd or party!
I have two words for you: Whipped. Feta. Say it with me... but feel free to add a "freakin" in-between 'cause that's how I feel about this new hybrid love-child of our homemade feta and our homemade cream cheese. I am so in love, and as many love-child recipes happen, this Whipped Feta and Arugula Crostini was a happy mistake.
We love this easy crostini not only because it's made from homemade cheese and uses a homemade baguette, but also because if you don't have time to make any homemade, no problem. You can still make a delicious, healthy, easy appetizer for a crowd in just minutes using store-bought items. Add as much or as little from scratch flair as you want/can!
Ingredients Needed
- Feta Cheese - Did you know you can make your own?! It's a total labor of love and, I'll be honest, a lot of work. But still, so so cool to make it yourself. Or, of course, use your favorite brand.
- Cream Cheese - This cheese we love to make. Not only for our homemade bagels, but also, cream cheese frosting!
- Arugula - We love the peppery kick of fresh arugula, but this is also lovely with a fresh spinach, too.
- Fresh Baguette - We have a couple of options for this, you could either make our Vietnamese Baguette that's softer, or our Easy Crusty French Baguette which has a more traditional crusty crust. Both are fantastic for this!
- Lemon, Olive Oil, Salt, and Pepper - All the dressing that the arugula needs! Be sure to bust out that good olive oil, too. You know, the one that you don't cook with but save just for vinairgrettes or other dressings.
Easy to Make
Slice your baguette. Ahh is there anything better than a fresh sliced baguette?
Toast the baguette slices. Key to a crostini appetizer, the toasted baguette. Brush your baguette with a little bit of that good olive oil and toast in the oven.
Pro Tip: Right out of the oven, use a piece of raw garlic and rub it on the crusty warm baguette slices! This gives it just the right kiss of garlic flavor.
Prep the Whipped Feta. Which is basically just tossing all of the cheese into your food processor and letting it all mix to whipped creamy perfection.
Prep Arugula. But keep it simple. Oil, salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
Dress the Crostini. Slather on that whipped cheese.
Then top it with the dressed arugula!
How perfect of a little finger food is this? It's healthy. It's ready in under 20 minutes. And it's a perfect appetizer for a crowd!
Whipped Feta and Arugula Crostini! Pefrect as is, but also so customizable! Truly, once you have your little crostinis with whipped feta, the toppings ideas are endless. You could also try:
- Carmalized Onions
- Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
- Toasted Walnuts
- Drizzle of Honey
- Sauteed Mushrooms
- Roasted Figs
- So many options!
Other Easy Finger Food Appetizers
- Honey Roasted Peanuts
- Soft Pretzels From Scratch
- Jalapeno Poppers From Scratch - Another great way to use that whipped feta!
- Sweet Sesame Ginger Meatballs
- Parmesan Garlic BAked Chicken Wings
- Crispy Tater Tots From Scratch
So get your party hosting on with this healthy, vegetarian, easy little appetizer while getting in your greens!
Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
Whipped Feta and Arugula Crostini
Ingredients
Whipped Feta
- 8 oz feta cheese
- 3 oz cream cheese
Crostini
- 1 Baguette
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove whole with 1/4 sliced off
- 3 oz of arugula
- 1/2 lemon juiced, about 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- pinch salt
- pinch pepper
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Slice baguette into about 15-20 baguette slices. Add olive oil to a small dish. Brush with olive oil on each side. Bake for 7 1/2 minutes, flip, and then bake for another 7 1/2 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add feta to a food processor and blend quickly to break it down. Then add the cream cheese and blend until creamy.
- 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.
- When crostini are toasted, remove from oven and gently rub garlic on each slice of baguette. Vary garlic flavor by amount rubbed on crostini.
- Top crostini with a layer of whipped feta and then a few sprigs of arugula.
- Enjoy!
Love this!! I also love arugula (or rocket as we call it here), so this looks pretty perfect to me!
The simply bread and cheese is one of my favorite meals! I nominated you for a Sisterhood of the World of Bloggers Award! Check it out on my blog! Congrats!
Thanks, Lauren! 😀
Tracy, your recipe looks so delicious. Thank you for co-hosting this week Fiesta Friday 🙂
So elegant! 🙂
What a great idea blending the feta with cream cheese and love how you paired it with arugula, such a nutty flavoured green, what a great combo of flavours!
Thank you, Lily 🙂
Great idea Tracy - I have never used whipped feta before. Perfect for crostini 🙂
This is just too good!!! I found myself just drooling just reading your post and seeing the pictures! I already added Feta and Cream Cheese onto the shopping list! I love this!!!
Ohh yum. I'm probably going to have dreams about that whipped feta!
I love this, so simple. Whipping the feta is such a good idea, makes it spreadable and this is such a great combination.
Love it! Simple n elegant!
I am definitely down for some of this . . . . ingenious to have the cheese whipped, too, as it will not cause the crostini to fall all over your lap!!!
I didn't even think of that as one of the benefits of this whipped cheese! But you're so right! I hate it when all the delicious toppings fall off- this whipped feta just keeps getting better and better! 😉
you mean whipped freaking feta, right?
Whipped Feta?!?! Sign me up!
You got it! 😉
These look amazing - I'll have to give this a try over the festive season!
Thank you so much for co-hosting this week, it's such a fun event. Have a wonderful weekend!
Ginger
Thank you, Ginger!! 🙂
I've done this with ricotta before but never thought about feta!! Looks delicious 🙂
Thanks, Mel!
WHIPPED FREAKIN FETA!!!! This looks SO fancy but it really isn't hard to do, each picture is perfection here, by the way. I'm psyched to co-host again, I think Angie just feels bad that we never left after last Friday's party! 😉 I'll take it!
Hahaha yea! Thanks my B4! I've decided blogging buddy boo bestie is too much of a mouthful 😉