Description
A warm, savory Mediterranean appetizer featuring creamy feta cheese baked until golden with cherry tomatoes, olives, and fresh herbs, served with toasted rustic bread for dipping.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Crust:
- 1 block (8 oz) feta cheese
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup Kalamata olives, pitted
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp fresh oregano, chopped
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 loaf rustic bread, sliced and toasted
Instructions
1. Prepare the Crust:
- Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Place the feta block in the center of a small baking dish.
- Arrange the cherry tomatoes and olives around the feta. Sprinkle minced garlic, oregano, thyme, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper over everything.
- Drizzle olive oil evenly over the feta, tomatoes, and olives.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until the feta is soft and golden on top, and tomatoes are bursting.
- While baking, toast the rustic bread slices until crisp.
- Serve the baked feta directly from the dish with toasted bread on the side for dipping.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste.