Baked Feta Appetizer with Olives Recipe
This Baked Feta Cheese Appetizer is served sizzling hot, and it's a delicious and easy recipe that you can make almost entirely ahead of time. Perfect for sharing, it's a scrumptious start to any meal.
Servings: 4 to 6
Calories: 221kcal
Ingredients
- approximately ½ pound Feta cheese block, drained
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Kalamata Olives, pitted, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons roasted red peppers, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ¾ teaspoon fresh oregano, washed and dried, finely chopped
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Set oven and cheese. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place the block of Feta in a small casserole dish. Ideally the dish should be just a little bigger than the block.
- Make marinade. In a small bowl, combine the oil, olives, peppers, lemon juice and oregano. Mix and pour this over the Feta. Gently lift the block so a bit of the mixture goes beneath it. Sprinkle lightly with freshly ground black pepper.
- Bake. Bake in the preheated 350°F oven until the oil is bubbling and the edges and top of the Feta are golden, 15 to 20 minutes. (If this amount of time passes, and the top is not golden, place it under the broiler briefly — 30 seconds or so.)
- Serve. Serve immediately with small toasts or something similar.
Notes
Calorie count is only an estimate.
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcal