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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.
Using this feta in a salad, such as Greek salad, adds an amazing flavour.
105 K 4.1/5 (22 reviews)
15 min.
Easy
200 g
6 IngredientsLast modified on: August 2nd 2015
2 
1 sprig 
2 sprigs 
200 g 
10 
200 ml 
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 1 min.
All in all: 15 min.
Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 1 min.
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.
Drain the herbs...
Stage 3 - 1 min.
...and dry them.
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Stage 5 - 4 min.
Dice the feta to whatever size you prefer (I make them about the same size as a sugar cube).
Stage 6 - 2 min.
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.
Bottle
Put half the herbs and peppercorns into the bottom of the jar. Pour a little olive oil on top.
Stage 8 - 2 min.
Add the diced feta, then the rest of the herbs.
Stage 9
Top up with oil...
Stage 10 - 1 min.
...until the cheese is completely covered.
Stage 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).
Keeping: Several months.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 30 RDI=10 % | 2 RDI=0 % | 240 RDI=40 % | 2,320 RDI=120 % | 9,720 RDI: 120 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 0 | 60 RDI=9 % | 590 RDI=30 % | 2,480 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 200 g : £3.40
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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