Baked Feta Appetizer Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• In a medium skillet cook onion and garlic in olive oil and sesame oil over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
• Remove from heat.
• Add cream cheese and feta cheese; stir until mixture is nearly smooth.
• Stir in olives, sweet peppers, and dillweed. Set aside.
• Using a long serrated knife, split pita rounds in half horizontally to form two circles.
• Place, cut side up, on a large ungreased baking sheet.
• Broil 3 inches from heat for 1 minute or until pita rounds are lightly toasted.
• Spread each pita round with about 1/3 cup of the cheese mixture.
• Broil about 1 minute more or until hot.
• To serve, use a sharp knife or kitchen scissors to cut each round into 6 wedges.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 380 degrees F.
• Centre a slice of feta on each of the 8 sheets of foil.
• Centre a slice of tomato over that; sprinkle with garlic and oregano and a light sprinkling of red pepper flakes.
• Drizzle 1 tblsp of olive oil over each feta parcel and seal foil.
• Bake for 15 minutes or, if you're grilling, place the foil packet on your bbq.
• Place one packet per plate (allowing guests to open their own packet and inhale lovely fragrance) and serve with crusty bread as an appetizer.
• Note: You can also grill this feta on the bbq, but double-wrap in foil to ensure there are no tears and you don't lose any melty cheese and juices.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425˚F.
• Slice the pearl tomatoes horizontally (each one in four pieces) and place on paper towels to drain. (If you are using one large tomato, cut the end pieces and slice the rest in six slices). After 3-4 minutes, turn them over and place on new paper towels. Cut the pepper into four rings and set aside.
• Oil well a small, shallow ceramic baking dish (or four individual ceramic ramekins) and place half of the tomato slices at the bottom. Sprinkle with some sea salt and crushed pepper flakes. Top with half the bell pepper slices.
• Arrange the two Feta pieces on top of the tomato/pepper layer, place the remaining tomato slices on top of each piece of cheese, and place the rest of the bell pepper rings on the tomato. Drizzle liberally with the extra virgin olive oil, sprinkle with oregano and some more pepper flakes, and transfer to the middle of the oven.
• Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the feta turns a light-golden color and the oil is sizzling. If you want to deepen the color, you can place the dish under the broiler for 1-2 minutes at the end of the cooking time.
• Brush some olive oil on the slices of good, multigrain bread, and grill on both sides. Serve the baked feta immediately with some warm grilled bread.