Roasted Tomato and Feta Cheese Mini Tarts

We had friends over for the Olympic Opening Ceremonies on Friday night. We decided to do a bunch of fun appetizers instead of a sit down dinner. I thought roasted tomatoes and feta cheese would make excellent mini tomato tarts. These little tarts were so simple to make, had very little clean up and were a huge hit with everyone. I loved the flavor of the salty cheese, sweet tomato and balsamic vinegar, and the flaky phyllo. They were really delicious.

Roasted Tomato and Feta Cheese Mini Tarts:

Recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net

• 1 tbsp of olive oil
• 15 cherry tomatoes
• Dried basil, to taste
• Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
• 1-2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 15 mini phyllo shells
• Feta cheese

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place the tomatoes and olive oil in a baking dish, season with dried basil, sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste then toss to coat. Place in the oven and roast for 20-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle with the balsamic vinegar and gently shake to coat.

Place the phyllo cups onto a baking sheet covered in a silpat mat. Pour a teaspoon of feta cheese into each phyllo cup then place in the oven and bake for 5-6 minutes. Remove the cups from the oven and place a tomato in each phyllo cup. Drizzle the remaining balsamic vinegar (from the bottom of the baking dish) on top of each tomato. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

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