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Marinated Turkish White Cheese (Marinated Feta)

Cubes of Turkish white cheese or feta, marinated in good olive oil with lemon zest, garlic, olives, chilis and fresh herbs. It gets better every day in the fridge and is perfect with crusty bread.

⏱ 40 min4-6Turkishcheesefetamarinatedturkish breakfastno-cook

Ingredients

  • 1 blockTurkish white cheese (beyaz peynir) · or feta; flavor and texture will differ slightly
  • 1 tsplemon zest · or chopped lemon peel
  • 1 clovegarlic · minced
  • 4-6green olives · sliced (such as Castelvetrano)
  • 3-4small red chilis · sliced
  • 1/4 tspred pepper flakes
  • 1/4 tspdried oregano
  • 1 sprigfresh oregano
  • 1 sprigfresh rosemary
  • 1 cupextra virgin olive oil · high quality; more if needed to submerge
  • —crusty bread · for serving

Steps

  1. 1

    With a sharp knife, cut the block of cheese into large cubes and transfer them to a medium jar.

  2. 2

    Add the lemon zest, minced garlic, olives, chilis, red pepper flakes, dried oregano, fresh oregano, and fresh rosemary to the jar.

  3. 3

    Fill the jar with olive oil, about 1 cup or more if needed, until all the ingredients are fully submerged.

  4. 4

    Marinate in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, ideally 4-5 hours.

  5. 5

    Serve with crusty bread. Keeps in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Creator's notes

If you can't find Turkish white cheese, use feta; the flavor and texture will be a little different. The cheese keeps in the fridge for up to 5 days and tastes better each day. The creator says a recipe for the homemade cheese itself is coming soon.

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