The recipe for easy summer entertaining includes the right appetizer and the perfect light drink. This is a sponsored post in partnership with Barefoot Refresh®.
As summer starts to slip away, I always tighten my grip and cling to it as long as I can.
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The end of summer calls for holding on, savoring, and shamelessly enjoying the pre-harvest days that are left. The end of summer calls for easy, effortless entertaining. Not the kind of entertaining that takes hours of planning and prep. Not the kind of entertaining that requires an invitation weeks in advance.
No. The kind of entertaining I’m talking about is the spontaneous kind. Call your friends at the last minute kind of entertaining. The 15 minute appetizer and easy, summer drinks kind of entertaining. If this is what you have in mind as you enjoy your last days of summer, read on, my friends.
You have to start with the perfect summer drink. Something light-bodied and vibrant. May I make a suggestion? Try a Barefoot Refresh Spritzer. There are red, white, and pink spritzer varieties. I recently tried the pink and loved it. This Perfectly Pink Spritzer is light, fruity, sweet but not too sweet, and is great chilled or over ice.
Barefoot Refresh Spritzers are perfect for casual summer get togethers. All you have to do is open the bottle–it doesn’t get any easier than that. Take your time enjoying the sunshine and the company of good friends. Summertime is for making memories – and so is Spritzer Season!
Your recipe for easy summer entertaining is almost complete. Next you need an easy appetizer. Whipped Feta Bruschetta. This simple appetizer can be made quickly and is sure to impress. Traditional fresh mozzarella is replaced with a dreamy whipped feta. If you haven’t tried whipped feta yet, you must. It is perfection. 
Here is the recipe for this easy appetizer for your casual summer get togethers. It just takes minutes to prepare so you don’t have to worry about being stuck in the kitchen all afternoon.
Easy Summer Entertaining: Whipped Feta Bruschetta and Barefoot Refresh
- Total Time: 12 minutes
- Yield: 20 slices 1x
Description
An easy and tasty appetiser for entertaining!
Ingredients
2 pounds cherry tomatoes (mixed color for best presentation)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 baguette loaf, sliced into 20+ slices
1 1/2 cups crumbled feta
2 ounces cream cheese
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
juice from 1/2 lemon
1–2 pinches salt
freshly ground black pepper
10–15 large basil leaves, cut into strips
Instructions
Dice your tomatoes and put them into a non-reactive bowl. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and place in the refrigerator while you prepare the cheese and bread.
Put the feta, cream cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper into the food processor and process until very smooth. Next, place your baguette slices on a baking sheet and toast under your oven’s broiler, about 1-2 minutes per side. {Watch to make sure it doesn’t burn}
Spread each toasted baguette slice with a smear of the whipped feta and then top some of the diced tomatoes. Sprinkle the basil on top of the tomatoes. Serve and enjoy!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Category: Appetiser
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 89
- Sugar: 1.95g
- Sodium: 174.3mg
- Fat: 6.25g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Protein: 3.6g
Now you’ve got the perfect drink to serve and you’ve got the appetizer recipe everyone is going to love. You’re ready to spend your last days of summer celebrating with good friends. Make these days count. 
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Barefoot Refresh®. Content for 21+.
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