3 Christmas Appetizers: Crunchy Tomato, sweet potato and caprese bites
These three Christmas appetizers are the best thing to take to a holiday party. Quick and easy, bruschetta, caprese, and swseet potato bites
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 113cal
Ingredients
The base
- 1 large loaf French baguette (Or Pita Crackers etc.) Sliced
- 2 Large Sweet Potatoes sliced thinly
Bruschetta
- 2 medium Roma Tomatoes, Diced
- 1/2 Tablespoon Lime Juice
- 1/2 Tablespoon Chopped Cilantro
- 1 Tablespoon Chopped Basil
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 1 Pinch Pepper
- 2 T Balsamic Glaze
Caprese Bites
- 3 medium Roma tomatoes, sliced
- 12 Slices Fresh Mozzarella
- 1 tablespoon basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon balsamic glaze
Sweet Potato Guacamole Bites
- 2 Avocados
- 1 medium Roma tomato, diced
- 1 pinch Garlic Salt
Instructions
The base
- Turn oven on to 450 degrees, and slice baguette into 1/4" pieces (about 24 slices) and sweet potato into 1/8" slices.
- Drizzle baguette and sweet potato with olive oil, garlic salt, and place in oven for about 8-10 minutes for baguette and 20-25 minutes for sweet potato or until edges get crunchy.
Bruschetta
- In the meantime, dice 2 tomatoes and place into a bowl.
- Add, 1/4 tsp salt, a dash of pepper. Reserve 1/4 cup of this mixture.
- Add chopped basil and 1 T. of the balsamic glaze, place onto a slice of bread and add to a platter.
Caprese
- slice 3 tomatoes into 12 pieces, and place on a separate plate. Finally, slice 12, 1/8" mozzarella pieces and place onto the plate with the tomatoes
- Take the remaining bread, place on top the sliced tomatoes and mozzarella with a basil leaf and a drizzle of balsamic glaze and serve.
Sweet potato guacamole bites
- In a bowl, mash avocado, add 1 medium tomato, diced, remaining cilantro and a squirt of lime, mix well. Scoop 1-2 T onto a potato slice and place on a platter.
Nutrition
Serving: 3 Each | Calories: 113cal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 5g