MARINATED FETA

Marinated Feta Cheese

Ingredients

• 250g feta cheese

• 1 cup olive oil

• 1 lemon, zested

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• 4-5 sprigs of thyme

• 4 red chilies, finely chopped

• 1 tbsp chopped coriander

• 1 tsp chili flakes

• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Instructions

1 Cut feta cheese into small cubes (about 1 cm x 1 cm big).

2 Add a few feta cheese cubes in a mason jar and add a little bit of olive oil in it.

3 Add a little bit of thyme leaves, chopped red chili and lemon juice in the jar.

4 Layer again with more feta cheese and repeat the process till the entire jar is filled with the herbs, spices and feta cheese.

5 Add more oil till the feta cheese is completed submerged in the olive oil.

6 Add a slice of lemon in the jar as well to add more flavor.

7 Give it a gentle stir before sealing the jar and placing it in the fridge. Feta cheese tastes even better after 2 days! (read notes)

8 Serve on salads, with crackers etc.

9 Use within 2 weeks of making this recipe.

CHEF TIPS?

1 The feta cheese starts tasting better after 2-3 days of making it since by that time most of the flavors have infused beautifully into it. So try to make this in advance and store it. We always make a batch even before the other one finishes – yes we both really do love it!

2 You can use different herbs in this recipe apart from what we have mentioned. Dill and rosemary go really well with feta cheese as well!

3 The oil can also be used in salads, for cooking etc as it will have a rich flavor to it too – so don’t waste the oil after having all the feta cheese!

4 You can store this up to 2 weeks.