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Name: Feta in olive oil with herbs
Prep time: 13 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 200 g
Cuisine: french
Ingredients: 2 bayleaves; 1 sprig rosemary; 2 sprigs thyme; 200 g feta; 10 peppercorns; 200 ml olive oil

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Feta in olive oil with herbs

This recipe tells you how to preserve cubes of feta with herbs. It will keep for a long time and improves with keeping.

Using this feta in a salad, such as Greek salad, adds an amazing flavour.

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Last modified on: August 2^nd 2015

For 200 g, you will need:

1 : 2 bayleaves
2 : 1 sprig rosemary
3 : 2 sprigs thyme
4 : 200 g feta
5 : 10 peppercorns
6 : 200 ml olive oil
Total weight: 392 grams

Change for: 100 g 200 g 400 g 600 g

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How long does it take?

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
13 min.	1 min.	14 min.

Preservation: Several months.

Step by step recipe

1	Blanch the herbs Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Plunge in all the herbs for 15 seconds. Keep the water on the boil.	1 min.
2	Drain the herbs...	1 min.
3	...and dry them.	1 min.
4	Prepare the feta Dry 200 g feta throroughly with absorbant paper.	1 min.
5	Dice the feta to whatever size you prefer (I make them about the same size as a sugar cube).	4 min.
6	Sterilize the jar Pour a glassful of boiling water into the jar. Screw on the lid, wrap in a cloth for safety, and shake well to sterilize. Throw the water away and dry the jar throughly.	2 min.
7	Bottle Put half the herbs and peppercorns into the bottom of the jar. Pour a little olive oil on top.	1 min.
8	Add the diced feta, then the rest of the herbs.	2 min.
9	Top up with oil...
10	...until the cheese is completely covered.	1 min.
11	Put the lid on the jar and leave at room temperature for at least three weeks before starting to use the feta in your recipes.

Remarks

You can adapt this recipe to suit your own taste and the herbs you have, even the cheese (goat's cheese works well, too).

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Calories	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2322	34 gr	2 gr	242 gr
116 %	13 %	<1 %	37 %

Per 100 g
Calories	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
592	9 gr	1 gr	62 gr
30 %	3 %	<1 %	9 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 200 g : 3.91 €

Note : These prices are only approximate.

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Source: Home made.

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	Peppercorns: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Salmon marinated like herring, Herb olive oil, Preserved lemons, ... [All]
	Thyme: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kérinou slices, Tomato meat balls, Pâté de campagne, Salmon marinated like herring, Small ratatouille with , ... [All]

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