PIMPED UP FETA CHEESE TWO WAYS
Sommer Pyne
This recipes is super easy and a great summer addition to any table. You can either add it to a cheese board for a casual affair or it goes great with grilled meats and salads. I’m all about making my life easy and this is perfect because it has the wow factor with minimal effort. The beauty of this recipe is that you can pimp it several ways with your favourite herbs and spices. Here are a couple of examples but you could pimp it with Middle Eastern spices or go for something spicy, add nuts or fruit. Below are my two go to flavours:
Lemon thyme with red wine & bay leaves salt
Ingredients
Good quality feta cheese
Fresh lemon thyme
Lemon and rind
Nicolas Vahé Red Wine and Bay Leaves Salt
Nicolas Vahè Rapeseed oil or good quality olive oil
Cracked pepper
Method:
Place your feta cheese on a serving plate sprinkle the salt down the middle of the cheese and sprinkle around the plate. Next, add the thyme by removing leaves from the stalk, chop finely and sprinkle over the cheese. Grate the lemon rind over the cheese and then squeeze half of the lemon juice. Drizzle the rapeseed oil over the cheese and the plate, adding a sprig of thyme as garnish.
Basil, sun blushed tomatoes with olives
Ingredients
Good quality feta cheese
Fresh Basil
Olives
Sun blushed tomatoes
Cracked pepper
Lemon
Fresh chilli (Optional)
Method
Chop the fresh basil, olives and sun blushed tomatoes. Arrange on top of the feta cheese and then drizzle the garlic olive oil. Squeeze the lemon juice over the top, add fresh chillies if you like a kick and cracked pepper.
And that’s it. Add some crusty bread, wine and you’re good to go. Sometimes the simplest things in life give you the most pleasure.
Enjoy, Sommer x
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