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How fun are these bite-sized feta & mango appetizers shaped like corn? 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.
Key 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’.
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.
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.
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.
Feta & Mango Appetizers FAQs
Yes, they will stay fresh for hours if you cover them with plastic wrap and store then in the fridge.
You can serve the feta and mango 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
Equipment
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
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
