Snacks
Mediterranean
MediterraneanOlives and Feta
A no-cook Mediterranean nibble of brined olives and salty feta. The tiers build from a plain bowl to warm marinated olives with whipped feta, herbs and good oil.
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Nut-free
Ultimate version
Warm citrus-marinated olives over whipped feta with herbs and honey.
Per serving£2.45
Total cost£9.80
Time23 min
Ingredients for 4
- Whipped feta
- 250 g Greek barrel-aged feta
- 80 g Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Warm olives
- 250 g mixed olives with stones , Kalamata and Gordal
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 orange , peel pared into strips
- 2 rosemary sprigs
- 2 cloves garlic , lightly crushed
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- To finish
- 1 tsp runny honey
- flaky sea salt , to taste
Method
- Blitz the feta with the yogurt and a tablespoon of oil until smooth and whipped, then spread over a serving plate.
- Warm the olive oil gently with the orange peel, rosemary, crushed garlic and fennel seeds for 5 to 8 minutes until fragrant; do not let the garlic colour.
- Add the olives and warm through for a couple of minutes.
- Spoon the warm olives and their aromatic oil over the whipped feta.
- Drizzle with honey, scatter with flaky salt and serve warm with toasted flatbread.
Equipment
The three ways, side by side
Budget
Tinned olives and basic feta, simply combined.
Better
Mixed marinated olives with proper Greek feta, lemon and chilli.
Ultimate
Warm citrus-marinated olives over whipped feta with herbs and honey.
