Marinated Feta

tigerduck's Note:

This is a great recipe for marinated feta. Try to chop the red bell pepper and the olives as small as possible. Together with the green herbs the feta looks really colourful and tastes delicious. The recipe is adapted from a Swiss cooking magazine called 'Le Menu' (September 05). I changed the oil as I prefer olive oil to rapeseed oil. But feel free to use rapeseed oil if desired. The stated amount serves six as an appetizer. Marinating time of 24 hours is included in the cooking time.

• Total Time: 24 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

marinade

• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped rosemary
• 1/2 tablespoon finely chopped thyme leaves
• 1/2 tablespoon finely chopped oregano leaves
• 1/4 red bell pepper, very finely chopped
• 4 black olives, very finely chopped
• 1/2 cup olive oil (or rapeseed oil)

remaining ingredients

• 400 g feta, cubed
• 1 baguette, sliced and toasted if desired

Directions:

1. Mix all the ingredients for the marinade.
2. Put cubed feta and marinade into a shallow plastic container with a tight fitting lid. Cover with the lid and marinate in the fridge for 24 hours or more. Turn the container lid-side down after a few hours to make sure the feta gets marinated evenly. You may want to turn your container a few times. (The olive oil may thicken in the fridge, but turn into liquid again at room temperature).
3. SERVE:You may want to stick a toothpick into every feta cube or just serve it as it is. Serve with (toasted) slices of baguette.

Reviews

[katia]

Love it! I made it as a "meze" for our ouzo. I used all the 400gr feta and olive oil of course. At the end I also add capers and they turn out terrific. A wordeful Greek recipe from Swiss. Thanks Tigerduck!

[awalde]

We loved them this really delicious!
Simple easy and can be prepared in advance for the holidays!
Thanks a lot for the recipe!

[Tigerlillyblu]

Loved this recipe. I bought greek feta from my local middle eastern shop and ran home to use this recipe. I replaced the garlic clove with roasted garlic. I took a head of garlic, cut the top off and drizzled olive oil, salt and pepper. Wrapped in foil and roasted it for an hour at 350 degrees. I marinated the cheese overnight and took it out of the fridge 20 minutes before serving to my guests. Thank you for recipe.