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Five slices of Christmas Bruschetta with cream cheese are topped with red bell pepper pieces spelling “HO HO” and garnished with basil leaves, arranged on a round plate surrounded by festive paper snowflakes.
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Christmas Bruschetta

Toasted baguette topped with cream cheese and festive tomato cutouts.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cold christmas appetizers, holiday appetizer
Servings: 5 bruschetta

Equipment

  • alphabet cookie cutters

Ingredients

  • 5 slices baguette toasted
  • 10 grape tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons cream cheese garlic
  • fresh basil
  • sea salt to taste
  • pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Slice five pieces of bread and stick them in a toaster.
  • Halve the grape tomatoes lengthwise and spoon out the pit.
  • Place the 'H' and 'O' cookie cutters on the halved tomato (cut-side facing up).
  • Use your fingers to pierce the tomato skin against the cookie cutter (you may need to trim the outline with a knife).
  • Press the tomato letter out of the cutter.
  • Cut any excess pulp off the back of the letters so they can lay flat.
  • Continue until you have ten letters of each.
  • Spread the cream cheese onto the toasted baguette slices.
  • Top with two tomato HO HO's on each slice and a few fresh basil leaves.
  • Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper (balsamic vinegar would be delicious too).
  • Serve.

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Notes

You can also fry the baguette slices on both sides in a hot pan with either butter or olive oil to get them extra crispy.

Nutrition

Calories: 109kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 218mg | Potassium: 128mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 361IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg