Salsa Crackers

• 12 crackers
• cottage cheese
• chunky salsa

1. Top each cracker with a teaspoon of cottage cheese and salsa.

Blue Cheese Bites

• 1 pkg. refrigerated biscuits
• 1/4 C. butter
• 4 Tbs. crumbled blue cheese

1. Cut biscuits into quarters.
2. Mix butter and cheese. Micorwave for 1 minute until melted.
3. Top biscuits and bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Tomato Feta Slices

• 3 med. tomatoes
• 1/4 C. pitted olived
• 1/2 C. feta cheese

1. Slice tomatoes and top with cheese and olives.

Grilled Flat Bread With Thyme

• pizza dough
• tyhme leaves
• olive oil

1. Mix together 3 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves, and ¼ teaspoon each kosher salt and black pepper.
2. Coat pizza dough with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Grill over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes per side.
3. Brush with the thyme mixture, and cut into pieces.

Goat Cheese Empanadas

• refrigerated rolled piecrusts
• goat cheese
• corn salsa

1. Using a 3-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 16 circles from the piecrusts.
2. Divide 4 ounces fresh goat cheese among the circles. Lightly dot the edges of the dough with water, fold in half, and press with a fork to seal.
3. Bake on a rimmed baking sheet at 375 degrees until golden, 20 to 25 minutes.
4. Serve with 1 cup store-bought corn salsa.

Stuffed Sweet Peppers

• mozzarella cheese
• pickled sweet red cherry peppers
• parsley leaves

1. Cut 2 ounces mozzarella into 12 pieces.
2. Stuff pickled sweet red cherry peppers with the mozzarella and parsley leaves.

Cantaloupe Parfait With Pistachios

• 1/2  cantaloupe, cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream
• 1/2 C. salted roasted pistachios, chopped

1. Divide the cantaloupe and ice cream among bowls. Sprinkle with the pistachios.

Strawberry Sorbet with Balsamic Vinegar

• 1/2 C. balsamic vinegar
• 1 pint strawberry sorbet
• 1 quart strawberries, chopped

1. Boil the vinegar until reduced by half, 3-4 minutes, let cool.
2. Divide the strawberry sorbet among bowls. Top with strawberries and balsamic syrup.

Melon With Sparkling Wine

• basil leaves
• sparkling wine
• honeydew melon

1. Scoop half of a honeydew melon into bite-size pieces and divide among bowls.
2. Pour 1 cup sparkling wine over the melon and sprinkle with 1/4 torn basil leaves

Shrimp Tapas

• tomato sauce
• shrimp
• feta

1. Top raw shrimp wuth tomato sauce and feta.
2. Bake at 400 degree for 10 minutes.

Summer Sandwich

• 1 loaf sourdough bread
• 1 avocado
• 1 tomato

1. Toast 2 slices of bread.
2. Peel avocado and remove the seed.
3. Slice avocado and tomato.
4. Layer avocado and tomato on toasted bread.

Sweet Apples

• apple
• honey
• cinnamon

1. Slice apple.
2. Top with cinnamon and honey.