Feta in olive oil with herbs


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 2nd 2015

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For 200 g, you will need:

Change these quantities to make: 100 g 200 g 400 g 600 g
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
PreparationCookingStart to finish
13 min.1 min.14 min.

Step by step recipe


Stage 1 - 1 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs

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.

Stage 2 - 1 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs
Drain the herbs...

Stage 3 - 1 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs
...and dry them.

Stage 4 - 1 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs

Prepare the feta


Dry 200 g feta throroughly with absorbant paper.

Stage 5 - 4 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs
Dice the feta to whatever size you prefer (I make them about the same size as a sugar cube).

Stage 6 - 2 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs

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.

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs

Bottle


Put half the herbs and peppercorns into the bottom of the jar. Pour a little olive oil on top.

Stage 8 - 2 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs
Add the diced feta, then the rest of the herbs.

Stage 9
Feta in olive oil with herbs
Top up with oil...

Stage 10 - 1 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs
...until the cheese is completely covered.

Stage 11
Feta in olive oil with herbs
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).
Keeping
Several months.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,322 Kcal or 9,722 Kj34 gr2 gr242 gr
116 %13 %<1 %37 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
592 Kcal or 2,479 Kj9 gr1 gr62 gr
30 %3 %<1 %9 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 200 g : 3.91 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Olive oilOlive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Butterfly pasta with smoked trout, Vegetable stock, Gratin Parmentier, Confit of carrots with bacon, Pumpkin and red-bean tortillas, ... All
FetaFeta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Greek-style stuffed courgettes, Tomato and courgette tart, Greek Pesto, Vegetable rosette tart, Courgette tart with mint, ... All
PeppercornsPeppercorns: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Herb olive oil, Red mixed pickle, Home-made chilli oil, Salmon marinated like herring, Preserved lemons, ... All
BayleafBayleaf: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Onion fondue, Pork Chops Champvallon style, Duo of slow-cooked pork, Baker's chicken and potato tart, Spaghetti with mushrooms, ... All
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