Mango Appetizers with Feta and Basil

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How fun are these bite-sized ‘corn’ Feta & Mango Appetizers?

A white plate holds nine Feta & Mango Appetizers, each piece of mango cut to resemble small corn on the cobs with crosshatch patterns.

Combining sweet, tropical mango with creamy, rich feta and peppery basil, these cute bites are anything but boring!

Serve them as a refreshing summer snack with a sparkling drink, or add them to your Thanksgiving cheese boards and platters.

❤️Why You’ll Love These Feta & Mango Appetizers

Easy to make with only a few ingredients.
Showstopping, tasty appetizer for everyday and festive occasions.
Contrasting, but complementing flavors.

Sliced yellow mango pieces with corn patterns are arranged on a white plate, each piece decorated with two green basil leaves.

Feta & Mango Appetizer Ingredients

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Mango: Choose a firm, unbruised mango with a slightly soft feel.
Feta: A block of feta will give the best taste.
Fresh basil: Balances the savory and sweet flavors and doubles to make the corn ‘husk’.

How to Make Feta & Mango Appetizers

Prepare the ingredients: Slice the mango and cut out the oval shapes. Repeat with the feta.
Add the details: Score the mango in a grid pattern.
Assemble and plate: Top the feta with mango. Add basil leaves to garnish. Top with olive oil and balsamic glaze or serve them as they are.

Two hands use an oval shaped cookie cutter to cut mango on a grey surface.

A hand slices scores the top of a small oval-shaped piece of mango.

Recipe Tip

If you don’t have a cookie cutter, trim the corn by hand or cut the mango and feta into similar-sized cubes.

Possible Variations

Mango: Try cantaloupe, yellow watermelon, or papaya.
Feta: Swap for goat cheese, aged cheddar, or mozzarella.
Fruit: Instead of cheese, make a fruit version with watermelon, pear, strawberries, or avocado.
Dressing: Try olive oil and balsamic glaze, lime juice and honey, or lemon juice and maple syrup.
Serving suggestion: Top the bites onto crostini or salads.

FAQs

Can I make the bites in advance?

Yes, they will stay fresh for hours if you cover them with plastic wrap and store then in the fridge.

I’m worried my guests won’t like the combination. What do I do?

You can serve the mango and feta cheese separately without stacking them, so your guests can pick and choose. Add other options to mix n’ match with such as watermelon, pear, and strawberries.

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Feta & Mango Appetizers

Showstopping feta bites topped with mango shaped like little corn. Cute little bites for summer entertaining.

Prep: 25

Cook: 0

Total: 25

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Equipment

oval cookie cutter

Ingredients

▢ 1 mango
▢ 150 grams feta
▢ 18 fresh basil leaves

Instructions

Slice the mango and use the oval cutter to make the oblong mango pieces.
Cut two small indents along the front of the mango and four across.
Trim the feta using the oval cutter.
Top the feta with the mango.
Add two small basil leaves at the bottom of the corn to resemble the husk.
You can serve as is or add some olive oil, balsamic glaze and sea salt.

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Nutrition

Calories: 58kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 4g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 15mg, Sodium: 190mg, Potassium: 51mg, Fiber: 0.4g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 361IU, Vitamin C: 9mg, Calcium: 86mg, Iron: 0.2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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