Roasted Cara Cara Orange Bruschetta

Roasted Cara Cara Orange

Ingredients

Bruschetta Ingredients

  • 1 French baguette
  • 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 Cara Cara oranges, segmented and cut into 1″ pieces
  • 1 dry pint cherry tomatoes, cut in half
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8-10 basil leaves, chopped
  • Salt to taste

Whipped Feta Ingredients

  • 8 oz feta cheese block, drained
  • 3/4 cup plain greek yogurt
  • Zest from 1 lemon
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Start by cutting the baguette into 1/2″ slices and place on a large baking sheet.
  3. Drizzle slices with extra virgin olive oil and bake for about 5 minutes or until golden. Remove from heat and set aside onto a plate.
  4. Onto the same baking sheet, line with aluminum foil then top with a cooling rack, this will allow for easy cleanup. If you don’t have a cooling rack that’s fine, the mixture just might be a bit more runny.
  5. Add oranges, tomatoes, and garlic into a mixing bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt, then mix everything to combine.
  6. Lay out mixture on cooling rack, it’s fine if some oil drips down below onto the pan.
  7. Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until everything begins to break down.
  8. Next, make the whipped feta.
  9. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a blade, combine the feta, Greek yogurt, and lemon zest. Blend, and while the food processor is running, drizzle olive oil through the top opening, until the feta is whipped to a smooth mixture.
  10. Store whipped feta in the fridge until ready to use.
  11. To assemble, smear each piece of toast with whipped feta, then spoon on orange and tomato mixture.
  12. Top with chopped basil and serve immediately.
  13. If you have any tomato/orange mixture leftover, you can use it on top of fish or chicken. If you have any whipped feta leftover, you can save it to dip veggies in!
Source: sunkist.com – revised and tested by Michelle Foster

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