Who loves cherry tomatoes? If you do, then you’ll also love these Grilled Tomato Salsa Appetizers! These great-tasting appetizers are great in size and also have an array of delicious flavors. Here’s a cooking hint– There’s no need to chop the grilled tomatoes, after grilling, they become soft enough to toss lightly and serve over the breads.
Prep Time: 15 min
Total Time: 25 min
Makes: 24 servings
Nutritional Information
Ingredients
12 oz. (about 21) cherry tomatoes
1 small onion, quartered
1 jalapeño pepper
1/4 cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing, divided
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 Tbsp. chopped basil
1 French baguette, cut into 24 slices, toasted
Instructions
PREHEAT grill to medium-high heat. Mix tomatoes, onion, pepper and 2 Tbsp. of the dressing in medium bowl. Mix cream cheese and Parmesan cheese in separate bowl until well blended; set aside.
PLACE tomatoes and onion on separate skewers. Place skewers and jalapeño pepper on grill grate. Grill 6 to 8 min. or until tender, turning every 2 min. and brushing with remaining 2 Tbsp. dressing.
REMOVE tomatoes and onion from skewers; chop onion. Seed and chop pepper. Mix tomates, onion, pepper and basil with fork until tomatoes are chunky.
SPREAD each baguette slice with cream cheese mixture. Top with tomato mixture. Serve warm or cold.
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