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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

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For 100 g, you will need:

1 1 bayleaf
2 ½ sprig rosemary
3 1 sprig thyme
4 100 g feta
5 5 peppercorns
6 100 g olive oil
Total weight: 196 grams

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How long will it take?

Time required for this recipe:

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

Prepare the feta

Dry 100 g feta throroughly with absorbant paper.

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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,161 Kcal or 4,861 Kj	17 gr	1 gr	121 gr
58 %	7 %	<1 %	18 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
592 Kcal or 2,479 Kj	9 gr	1 gr	62 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 100 g : 1.96 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Feta: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cretan-style salmon , Canapés of red mullet with poppy seeds, Greek salad with chicken, Greek Pesto, Greek salad, ... All
	Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spiced butternut gratin, Souda salad, Polenta, Pollack fillet baked with rice and vegetables., Red mullet fillets in a quick marinade, ... All
	Peppercorns: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Preserved lemons, Red mixed pickle, Salmon marinated like herring, Herb olive oil, Home-made chilli oil, ... All
	Thyme: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Preserved lemons, Preserved tomatoes, Herb salad, Fish in white wine, Kérinou slices, ... All

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