Looking for an easy appetizer? Serve this baked feta with tomatoes and olives warm from the oven with toasted baguette slices or crackers. It is guaranteed to be a hit.
There are so many things to love about feta. With its wonderfully salty flavor and crumbly consistency, this cheese is one of my first choices for salads like this crispy chickpea Greek salad.
But it’s pretty amazing baked too! Because of its high moisture content, feta doesn’t melt like mozzarella and cheddar when it’s warmed.
Feta in the oven will hold its shape. It’s only when you drag a cracker, hunk of bread or knife through it that you discover how it becomes scoopable and spreadable.
And what’s there not to like about a simple cheese appetizer that just involves the assembly of store-bought ingredients instead of a lot of involved cooking?
Hailing from Greece, you can’t go wrong with Mediterranean flavors. That’s why I venture to the olive bar at the grocery or the jarred antipasti in the Italian food section.
For this baked feta recipe, I use roasted tomatoes and a blend of olives. Roasted peppers would be a great addition too.
Of course, I also include garlic in the mix of accompaniments to go with the cheese.
This is what you need to make this appetizer:
I bake the cheese for 15 minutes or so, and then I switch on the broiler for a few minutes to brown the cheese.
It’s helpful to have the dish on a top rack in the oven that’s 4-6 inches from the broiler.
Once the feta is golden brown, sprinkle it with chopped parsley and oregano leaves. Then serve it with crusty bread or crackers. You can even do pita chips.
If for some reason you end up with leftovers, break up the feta and toss it in al dente pasta, on a pizza or with cooked grains. It’s good on a sandwich, too.
You can stir it in warm or at room temperature into a bowl of spaghetti or pearl couscous. For pizza, you can top it with crumbled feta before or after you bake it.
The cheese is wonderfully garlicky and herby. Make sure not to miss those roasted garlic slices. Wow.
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Looking for an easy appetizer? Serve this baked feta with tomatoes and olives warm from the oven with toasted baguette slices or crackers. It is guaranteed to be a hit.
This is 5 star. I added roasted rep peppers as well. Delicious ?
Cant wait to make this
Looks delicious. I buy Bulgarian Feta in a tin – there are about 6 round disks in each tin. I have baked it with olive oil, but will do your recipe from now on, as I usually serve olives as well. Many thanks!
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