Saturday, October 30, 2010

Bacon-Olive Hot Appetizer

6 each Bacon (fry, drain -- crumble)
1 cup Ripe Olives (chopped)
1/2 cup Green onion tops (chopped)
1 1/2 cups Sharp Chedar Cheese (shred)
1 teaspoon Curry
1/2 cup Mayonnaise

Mix all ingredients. Toast bread on one side and cut in assorted
shapes. Spread mixture on untoasted side. Broil until brown or freeze
until ready to use.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Baked Eggplant Appetizer

1 large Eggplant
Olive oil
1 large Onion -- peeled & quartered
3 Garlic cloves -- unpeeled
1 Red bell pepper -- - halved and seeded
1 teaspoon Oregano -- chopped
2 teaspoons Lemon juice
1 tablespoon Olive oil
1/8 teaspoon Each salt and pepper
4 ounces Feta cheese -- crumbled
2 tablespoons Parsley -- chopped
Pita bread or crackers
Preheat oven to 350 F.

Halve eggplant lengthwise. Brush all sides with olive oil. Place
halves cut-side down on a baking sheet. Bake 25 minutes. Brush
onion, garlic and red pepper with oil; add to eggplant. Bake 25-30
minutes longer or until vegetables are tender.

Cool eggplant; scoop out flesh and place in a food processor or wooden
bowl.

Squeeze garlic pulp from skins, peel red pepper, and a
dd to eggplant along with onion, oregano, lemon juice, olive oil, salt
and pepper. Process or finely chop by hand. Do not puree. Mix in 3
oz. of the feta cheese.

Spoon mixture into a serving bowl. Sprinkle remaining feta cheese
around the edge of mixture; mound parsley in the center. Serve with
pita bread or crackers.