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RCP: Marinated Feta Cheese (with grilled calamari)

by Dave R » Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:01 pm

Last weekend I served this as an appetizer for a party. It is simple to make and one of those things that the longer you leave it alone, the better.

About a week and a half before the party I purchased a block (around 1 1/3 pounds) of Greek Feta cheese. I drained off all of the brine and patted the cheese with paper towel until it was dry.

Next step was cutting the Feta into rough chunks. Then I poured a small layer of some Greek extra virgin olive oil in a glass jar and topped that with marjoram, oregano, cracked Sichuan pepper, basil, rosemary, cracked Tellicherry pepper and thyme. I put about a quarter of the Feta chunks on top of that and repeated the process until I had several layers of oil, herbs/spices and cheese. I topped off the jar with enough of the oil to cover everything and put it in the refrigerator to marinate for roughly a week and a half.

The marinated Feta turned out wonderful and could be used in a variety of ways. I served it on top of some grilled calamari triangles and then drizzled a little of the oil on top. In the past I have also used it in pasta dishes as well as salads but it was perfect with the grilled calamari as an appetizer.
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Re: RCP: Marinated Feta Cheese (with grilled calamari)

by Jenise » Tue Dec 15, 2009 6:37 pm

Sounds wonderful. Did you put them together on skewers as a passed appie, or did you plate them?
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Re: RCP: Marinated Feta Cheese (with grilled calamari)

by Dave R » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:54 am

Jenise wrote:Sounds wonderful. Did you put them together on skewers as a passed appie, or did you plate them?


I tried to skewer them with rosemary branches but the cheese cracked and crumbled.
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