Caramelized Onion & Feta Bites

Warmed Feta cheese is on a different level. When mixed with creamy, richly-caramelized onions, these crostini bites are delicious.

Note that olive oil is used a few times throughout the cooking process.

The ingredients can be prepped in advance of serving, and it takes just ten minutes to heat up!

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Caramelized Onion & Feta Bites

Warmed Feta cheese is on a different level. When mixed with creamy, richly-caramelized onions, these crostini bites are delicious.

Note that olive oil is used a few times throughout the cooking process.

The ingredients can be prepped in advance of serving, and it takes just ten minutes to heat up!

Ingredients

• 5 white onions (cut into uniform 1/8” sections)
• 2 Tbsp butter (for cooking the onions)
• 2 Tbsp olive oil (for cooking the onions)
• 1 tsp Kosher salt
• 1 loaf of French bread (cut into bite-sized crostini)
• 2 Tbsp olive oil (for drizzling on the bread)
• 1.5 cups feta cheese (crumbled)
• 2 Tbsp fresh chives (very finely-sliced)
• 4 fresh mint leaves (very finely-sliced)
• Freshly-ground black pepper (for serving)
• A drizzle of olive oil (for serving)

Instructions 

• Cut the white onions into uniform slices.
• In a large sauté pan, add the butter and olive oil, and increase the heat to medium-high.
• Add the sliced onions and salt, and cook while stirring for roughly twenty or thirty minutes, or until the onions are golden-brown in color.
• *It takes a while to properly caramelize onions.
• When the onions are ready, set them aside.
• Preheat your oven to 425˚F.
• Cut your French bread into quarter-inch slices, and arrange them on parchment paper on a sheet tray.
• Drizzle the slices in olive oil, and bake for roughly five minutes, or until the slices are warmed through.
• Remove the partially-cooked crostini from the oven, and top the slices with the crumbled Feta cheese and caramelized onions from earlier.
• Return to the oven to crisp-up for another five minutes.
• Remove the crostini from the oven, and drizzle with some olive oil, in addition to finely-sliced chives and fresh mint.
• Crack some freshly-ground black pepper on top prior to serving.

Notes

The caramelized onions can be made in advance, where you can assemble the ingredients and bake when ready to serve. Garnish at the end with the suggested ingredients, or add whatever you’d like!