Mediterranean Feta Bake

This recipe is how you get invited back to the next party.

I’ve never been one to run away from a dip. I think if I could just eat meat and dips, that’s all I would need for the rest of my life.

Feta is a firm Greek sheep’s milk cheese that doesn’t melt so much as become a savory, tangy Tempurpedic pillow that when combined with Mediterranean flavors under the heat of the oven, is the only taste sensation I want to have for the rest of this holiday season.

Think I’m exaggerating?

Make this dish.

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Quick pause for holiday gift updates—

You can still get sauces and spices and pack them into a cute gift bag for your friends and family, and I strongly suggest you do!

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Now it’s time for this bake recipe. This is a great app to bring to a holiday party. All of the holiday parties. And all of the regular parties.

Side note: when this comes out of the oven, I like to slice the feta in the pan into diagonal thin slices so that they’re easy to grab with a fork, Almond Flour Pita Chips (recipe in Eat Happy), or veggie slices.

As always, here’s a downloadable, printable PDF of this recipe for your files.

MEDITERRANEAN FETA BAKE

(Serves 4-6)

• Olive oil, for drizzling

• 8-ounce square feta cheese

• 1/4 red onion, sliced

• 6 mini bell peppers, thinly sliced lengthwise

• 1/3 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

• 1/4 cup chopped sun dried tomatoes

• 1/2 cup whole pitted Kalamata olives

• Salt and pepper

• Basil leaves, for garnish

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Dredge the bottom of an 8x8 square baking pan with olive oil. Place the feta square in the center. Spread the onion slices, bell pepper slices, cherry tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, and olives around the feta. Season just the veggies around the cheese with salt and pepper. Drizzle more olive oil atop the veggies and feta cheese. Bake in the oven for 1 hour, or until the veggies are soft and blistered and the feta is soft and starting to turn golden. Remove from the oven and serve with Almond Flour Pita Chips or sliced veggies.