Bite into My Baked Feta!

Baked Feta,Tomatoes & Peppers

This is a great dairy dish to serve as an appetizer with a chunk of bread and nice cocktail, or as a side dish. When you bake the Feta the dense natural consistency of the Feta  changes to a light, fluffy and creamy cheese. I am not picky with the brand or quality of the Feta Cheese, when it's baked with these ingredients it is a luscious treat.

Ingredients:

Feta Cheese 1 block (mine was 8 ounces could be larger)

12 Cherry tomatoes halved

1/2 Bell Pepper  red , orange or yellow  1/2" cubed

2 Sprigs of Thyme leaves removed

2 Tablespoons chopped Parsley

1 Garlic Clove grated

1/2 a Lemon zest & juice 

Olive Oil

1/4 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

Salt & Pepper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Drizzle a little olive oil on the bottom of an oven ready baking dish . I use a square dish that is only a few inches larger that the block of Feta. Place Feta cheese in dish and drizzle the top of Feta with olive oil about a tablespoon.

In a mixing bowl combine tomatoes, peppers, Thyme, Parsley, Garlic, Lemon zest, 2 Tablespoons Olive oil, Crushed red pepper flakes, Salt & Pepper.

Pour mixture over and around feta Cheese.

Bake for 20 minutes, then broil for 5 minutes to get the nice brown charring.

Remove from oven and squeeze the half of lemon over top.

This is going to be a favorite go to recipe!

Enjoy!!!