3 easy recipes with feta cheese
Cheese lovers, you have most likely already eaten feta, the famous Greek cheese made from sheep’s milk. This is a very popular dish, with a unique taste that goes well with salads, but also with other dishes, both hot and cold.
If you are particularly fond of this sheep’s milk cheese, or if you would like to try it in your dishes for a snack, we have prepared a few quick and easy recipes to discover or rediscover it. Get cooking !
Feta Tomato Pasta
If you are looking for a easy recipe with feta cheese, this one will be ideal for you. What could be simpler than a pasta-based dish to cook quickly and delight young and old alike? ? Feta cheese mixes well with the pasta and tomatoes. To cook this dish, you will need very few ingredients:
- A package of pasta of your choice
- A block of feta cheese
- Tomatoes
- An onion
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Start by cooking your pasta according to the package instructions. Wash and roughly chop your tomatoes, and chop your onion. Brown it in a pan with a drizzle of olive oil.
Once it becomes translucent, add your tomato pieces and cook the whole thing over medium heat, stirring from time to time.
While your tomato sauce is cooking, cut your feta cheese into cubes. All you have to do is drain your pasta and turn off the pot when the tomatoes look done. Assemble all ingredients and add a pinch of salt and pepper.
This pasta recipe is delicious and very quick to prepare.
Feta olive cake
This dish is more sophisticated, but you’ll love it every time. If you want to impress at an aperitif or treat your guests, this cake recipe will be a real ally as the flavors will please. To make it, you’ll first need the usual ingredients for make a savory cake base, To know :
- 200 g of flour
- A pinch of baking powder
- 3 eggs
- 10 cl of milk
- 5 cl of olive oil
- A little butter for your pan
You can then add the ingredients of your choice to flavor it. Here, we recommend that you use olives and feta cheese to make a salty Greek cake.
You can also add the following ingredients if you wish:
- Bacon
- Dried tomatoes
- Diced ham
- Basil
Another little tip, don’t hesitate to sprinkle a bit of Provence herbs in your salted cake dough in order to perfume it.
Mix all the ingredients together until you have a smooth dough, butter your pan and put it in the oven for 35 to 40 minutes at 180° on a convection heat setting.
Zucchini and Feta Quiche
Finally, here’s a recipe that can be used to make this cheese very simple and very fast also. If you want to make it in less than an hour, including the dishes, just buy a puff pastry in the store. Once your dough is rolled out, or prepared if you decided to bake it, here are the other ingredients you’ll need:
- Two zucchinis
- A block of feta cheese
- An egg
- Liquid or heavy cream, as you prefer
- Salt and pepper
- Bacon (unless you want a vegetarian or pork-free pie).
Cut your zucchini into strips and place them on your pastry. In a bowl, whisk together the egg, cream, salt and pepper. Pour the mixture on your pastry and finish it off by crumbling some feta cheese on your pie.
If you wish to add lardons, brown them in a pan beforehand to make them even better.
Once your pie is ready to be put in the oven, bake it for 20 minutes at 180° on a convection oven.