Baked Feta with Olives and Tomatoes
For the perfect easy appetizer, try this baked feta recipe. Put a block of feta in a baking dish with olives, sun-dried tomatoes and garlic and bake it. Serve with toasted baguette slices or crackers.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- Pinch of red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup olives, pitted or not pitted
- 1/2 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes or marinated roasted tomatoes, oil drained
- 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
- 6 ounce block of feta cheese
- Chopped fresh parsley, oregano, thyme or basil
- Toasted baguette slices or crackers for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Arrange the top rack in the oven 4-6 inches from the broiler and another rack in the middle.
- Stir the olive oil, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
- In a medium bowl, combine the olives, tomatoes and garlic.
- Place the feta in a small baking dish. The cheese should have some space around it for the olives and tomatoes. Then spoon the tomatoes and olives around the feta.
- Pour the olive oil over everything in the baking dish.
- Bake the feta for 15-18 minutes, until it just starts browning at the edges.
- Turn on the broiler, and brown the top of the cheese, about 2-3 minutes.
- Sprinkle with chopped fresh herbs before serving warm with toasted baguette slices, crackers or pita chips.
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Notes
You may need to increase or decrease the amount of tomatoes and olives depending on the size and shape of your baking dish.
While you are broiling the cheese, you may need to loosely cover the tomatoes and olives with foil if they are browning too much.
You can substitute part or all the tomatoes with chopped roasted red peppers.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days. Warm them in a 350-degree F oven. You can eat them as an appetizer again or toss them into pasta.
How to make TikTok feta pasta: Use a larger square or rectangular baking dish. Double the amount of tomatoes, olives and olive oil. Bake the feta for 15-18 minutes. While the cheese is in the oven, cook the pasta in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente according to package directions. Then toss it in the dish with the warm feta. Use pitted olives. You can also stir in baby spinach.
Nutrition
Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 1194mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 492IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 238mg | Iron: 1mg