Potluck Pleaser: Balsamic Tomato-Feta Slices

Kyra Williams for The Upside Blog

by | Updated: December 2nd, 2016 | Read time: 1 minute

Casseroles, coleslaws, brimming bowls of sherbet punch—the potluck table will be full of tasty homemade creations, but none will be as elegant or eye catching as yours when you make these tomato-feta slices. As a finger-food appetizer or fancy side dish served with a fork, crumbly, tart cheese and fresh tomato line up for a gourmet upgrade in this quick-and-easy recipe, perfect for parties, picnics or using up your garden’s summer tomato harvest.

tomatoes with feta cheese

 

Balsamic Tomato-Feta Slices

Ingredients

3 ripe, large tomatoes
1 block feta cheese, crumbled
Fresh basil or dried basil
Balsamic vinegar

Directions

  1. Slice tomatoes to 1/8- to ¼-inch thickness.
  2. Crumble feta cheese.
  3. Sprinkle feta on tomato slices.
  4. Drizzle balsamic evenly on all tomatoes (drizzle sparingly for less tartness).
  5. Coarsely chop basil or use dried basil to garnish, making sure all tomatoes have some green sprinkles on them.
Kyra Williams

Kyra Williams hasn’t always been fit. She used to be quite the opposite, in fact. During her college years, she lived on pizza and beer and packed on an unhealthy amount of pounds, due to total inactivity. One day, something clicked, and Kyra knew it was time to lose the weight. Since that time, she’s fallen so in love with fitness that she’s made it her life’s work to help others to make the changes they need to become fit, active and healthy.

Kyra is a self-employed, NASM-certified online personal trainer and nutrition expert, Crossfit Level One Trainer, USA Weightlifting and USA Powerlifting Coach, and she’s helped women all over the world through her online training services and training programs. For more info or to connect with Kyra, visit kyrawilliamsfitness.com.