MARINATED FETA IN THYME & CHILLI OIL

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Pack salty Greek cheese into jars with olive oil, thyme, tomatoes, artichokes and olives - mop up the goodness with bread

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories Starter

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

100ml olive oil
2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves , plus a few extra for scattering
4 garlic cloves , sliced
¼ tsp dried chilli flakes
140g semi-dried tomato in olive oil, drained
175g pack or jar artichoke heart in oil
2 x 200g packs feta cheese
85g Kalamata olive

Steps:

Tip the olive oil and thyme into a bowl and blitz with a hand blender. Stir in the garlic, chilli and lots of black pepper (but no salt). You could add some of the oil from the tomatoes and artichokes, too.
Cut each block of feta into 4 (or 6) and arrange in a dish or a food container with the tomatoes, artichokes and olives. Spoon over the herby oil, scatter with extra thyme and leave to marinate in the fridge overnight.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 366 calories, Fat 35 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 3.2 milligram of sodium