Baked Feta
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Whether you choose to prepare it in the original version or the lighter version, the result will be phenomenal. Cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil is the key. And if the feta is made from goat's milk, it's even better.
Ingredients
1 slice of feta (200g)
1 small green pepper
1 small red onion
1 ripe tomato
1 basil leaf
1 garlic clove
extra virgin olive oil (good quality)
salt, pepper, oregano
Servings: 2
How to prepare baked feta
- Start by preparing a simple tomato sauce: roast the tomato in the oven for 20 minutes at 200°C/400°F, peel it, remove the stem and crush it. Sauté the garlic clove, cut into large pieces, in a tablespoon of oil. Add the crushed tomato, a little salt and the torn basil leaf. Cook for 5 minutes. Blend the sauce in a blender.
- Place the feta slice in an oven-safe dish, not too wide compared to the cheese.
- Place the diced onion and pepper around the cheese. Add the tomato sauce around with a teaspoon. Pour olive oil up to just below the edge of the cheese (don't cover it, the top should be completely visible). Sprinkle the visible part of the cheese with a little pepper, chili and plenty of oregano.
- Note! For a lighter version with less oil, proceed as follows: don't prepare the tomato sauce, instead slice the tomato. Brush a larger piece of aluminum foil with olive oil in the center. Place the cheese in that area. Place the diced pepper and onion, tomato slices and garlic clove on top and around the cheese. Pour a little more oil over the ensemble and then season with pepper, chili and plenty of oregano. Close the aluminum foil like a packet.
- Bake at 200°C/400°F for 20 minutes. Serve while hot, directly from the dish/aluminum foil, with rustic bread.
Baked Feta
