Description
A warm, savory appetizer featuring creamy feta cheese baked with cherry tomatoes, olives, and herbs, served with toasted pita bread.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Crust:
- 8 oz block of feta cheese
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup Kalamata olives, pitted
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Fresh basil for garnish
- 4 pita bread rounds, cut into wedges
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 cherry tomatoes and olives around the feta.
- Drizzle olive oil over the feta and vegetables. Sprinkle with minced garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the feta is soft and the tomatoes are blistered.
- While baking, toast pita wedges in the oven or on a skillet until golden and crisp.
- Garnish the baked feta with fresh basil and serve immediately with warm pita wedges.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste.