Marinated Feta (so delicious!)

close up shot of marinated feta in glass dish with silver spoon

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5 from 2 votes

This Marinated Feta is so simple to make and tastes beyond delicious!

Prep Time10

Marinating Time2

Total Time2 10

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Greek

Servings:

Author: Chris Collins

Cost: £1.50 / $2

Equipment

Large Shallow Dish (i.e pie dish or something similar)
Small Mixing Bowl & Whisk
Sharp Knife & Chopping Board
Paper Towels

Ingredients

2x 7oz/200g blocks of Feta
1/2 cup / 120ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar
2 tbsp very finely diced Shallots (approx 1 small shallot)
1 tbsp very finely diced Fresh Parsley
2 tsp Honey
1 heaped tsp Dried Oregano
1 tsp Chilli Flakes (can reduce if you don't like spice)

Instructions

In a small mixing bowl whisk together extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, honey, parsley, shallots, oregano and chilli flakes.
Pat the feta dry, then dice into small bite-sized cubes.
Spread a couple of spoonfuls of the marinade in a large shallow dish. Add the feta cubes on top, then pour over the remaining marinade. Spoon over and evenly coat all the cubes.
Marinate in the fridge for as long as you have time for (2 hours minimum, 4 hours best). Baste/gently toss the feta every now and then if you can. Bring close to room temp to serve, just to loosen up the marinade.

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Notes

a) Feta - Try and grab some good quality Greek feta. It'll typically come in a packet coated in brine. Important to remove this otherwise the marinade won't coat the feta properly.

b) Storage - Tightly seal the top with cling film for any longer than a few hours. This will last 2-3days tightly stored in the fridge.

c) Flavour development - You'll notice the longer you marinate the feta, the tangier it'll get because it soaks in more vinegar than it does oil. You can balance this out with a dash of honey if you think you need to, but this only really happens if marinating overnight.

d) Usage - This is great as part of a cheese board or antipasti platter; perfect tossed in salads, but I love it spread on toast with sliced tomato on top!

e) Calories - Quite an overestimate because you're not consuming all of the marinade! Approx 48 pieces in total, so 6 each if shared between 8 people.

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