Cooking-ez.com

1,561 easy and fully explained recipes, with +66K photos and 78 videos

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.
116 K 4.1/5 (22 reviews)
Grade this recipe:
duree15 min. difficultéEasy prix3.95 € pour combien200 g ingredients6 Ingredients
Keywords:
Last modified on: August 2nd 2015
For this recipe: Comment Send to a friend Ask me a question Follow Printable Diaporama Video
For 200 g, you will need:
Change these quantities to make:
Change measures:
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 15 min.
Cooking: 1 min.
All in all: 15 min.

Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 1 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs : Stage 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.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs : Stage 2
Drain the herbs...
Stage 3 - ⌛ 1 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs : Stage 3
...and dry them.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 1 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs : Stage 4

Prepare the feta


Dry 200 g feta throroughly with absorbant paper.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 4 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs : Stage 5
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 : Stage 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.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 1 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs : Stage 7

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 : Stage 8
Add the diced feta, then the rest of the herbs.
Stage 9
Feta in olive oil with herbs : Stage 9
Top up with oil...
Stage 10 - ⌛ 1 min.
Feta in olive oil with herbs : Stage 10
...until the cheese is completely covered.
Stage 11
Feta in olive oil with herbs : 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 recipe30 RDI=10 %2 RDI=0 %240 RDI=40 %2,320 RDI=120 %9,720 RDI: 120 %
Per 100 g8 RDI=3 %060 RDI=9 %590 RDI=30 %2,480 RDI: 30 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 200 g : 3.95 €

Change currency:

Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Feta
Feta

Like these other recipes: Souda salad, Greek Pesto, Cretan salad, Green beans with feta cream and basil, Moussaka, ... See them all 27

Olive oil
Olive oil

Like these other recipes: Cretan salad, Moussaka, Mushroom and artichoke omelette, Baker's tuna and mushroom tart, Algerian brik rolls, ... See them all 557

Peppercorns
Peppercorns

Like these other recipes: Preserved lemons, Herb olive oil, Salmon marinated like herring, Home-made chilli oil, Red mixed pickle, ... See them all 5

Bayleaf
Bayleaf

Like these other recipes: Duo of slow-cooked pork, Baker's chicken and potato tart, Cornouaillaise salad, Herb olive oil, Green beans with tomato cream sauce, ... See them all 67

Other recipes you may also like
Tartiflette
Tartiflette
A personal version of a classic recipe from Savoy.
September 16th 2019634 K 14.6 1 hour 30 min.
Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan
Scallops with green asparagus tips and parmesan
In this recipe scallops are fried quickly, then cooked aaparagus tips are added with a sprinkling of parmesan to serve.
February 21th 2011259 K4.1 40 min.
Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts
Raw beetroot mousse with walnuts
A lightly spiced mousse, made with raw beetroot, with a layer in the centre of finely diced beetroot and roughly chopped walnuts. Discover or rediscover the taste of raw beetroot, very special and so "earthy".
October 13th 2010391 K4 50 min.
Chicken nems
Chicken nems
Nems are probably the best known Far Eastern dish in France. These small crispy rolls can be made in different flavours: chicken, crab, pork, etc. Making your own is not very complicated, the only difficulty is in the rolling stage. You will find in this recipe full details on how to successfully make chicken nems. [Translator's note: the "rice paper" used here is not the same as the rice paper used in England under macaroons, it's sold in packs of thin round translucent wafers, rather like...
April 6th 2017530 K3.8 2 hours 25 min.
Mexican ceviche
Mexican ceviche
Ceviche is typical of South American cuisine, made with avocados, tomatoes and fish fillet cured in lime juice. This is a personal version of Mexican-style ceviche.
October 13th 2010392 K 15 3 hours 9 min.
News list of cooking-ez.com

Sign up to receive the latest recipes (next batch due to be sent on 2026-03-22)

*Your e-mail Your first name or nickname
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Post a comment or question
Posted by:
I am not a leaving thing

Follow this recipe
If you are interested in this recipe, you can "follow" it, by entering your email address here. You will then receive a notification immediately each time the recipe is modified or a new comment is added. Please note that you will need to confirm this following.
I am not a leaving thing
Note: We'll never share your e-mail address with anyone else.
Alternatively: you can subscribe to the mailing list of cooling-ez.com , you will receive a e-mail for each new recipe published on the site.

Back to top of page