Once Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 OK. I bought 10 pounds of feta cheese from Sam's last week and this week I have no recipes. I usually do a tomato and feta cheese salad with balsamic which we love and never get tired of. I am hoping that people out there have some ideas so I can use this up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2legomaniacs Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Ooohhh I adore feta. Here are some of my very favorite ideas for feta. 1. Crumbled up feta in ground turkey for grilled turkey burgers. 2. Take a boneless, skinless chicken breast and butterfly it. Open it up, drizzle a little olive oil inside. Put some baby spinach, and generous slab of feta. Fold back over and drizzle more olive oil on it. I also sprinkle with Lemon and pepper seasoning and some lemon juice. Bake at 350 until done. Really good! A friend does this with Tilapia or other white fish, but I prefer chicken. 3. Killer awesome chicken salad: Marinate chicken breasts in a balsamic vinegar dressing and grill. Salad with various lettuces and spinach, hard-boiled eggs, chicken, carrots, lots of feta, and balsamic dressing. And anything else you like on there -- cukes, etc. (no tomatoes needed) 4. Feta and spinach triangles in phyllo dough. Those are the ones I can come up with off the top of my head. They are all faves of mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUJLBE Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Pizza: Tomato sauce, chopped spinach, light mozzerella layer, sprinkle with feta and greek olives Greek Pasta: Saute onion in olive oil, add large bunch of chopped swiss chard or spinach and sautee until tender, add 1 clove chopped garlic for the last minute. Toss with short chunky pasta, feta, plus or minus greek olives. Believe it or not this is one of my son's top 3 dinners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverfront Headmistress Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Why not just eat it by the block? Thats what we do in my home.:001_tt2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Greek-Style Rice with Spinach and Feta Stewed Potatoes with Tomatoes and Feta Khachapuri When I buy a big block of feta, I always cut it up into smaller chunks and freeze it. Feta is also good as a topping on Chilaquiles and Couscous and Spicy Garbanzos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 You can freeze it! We buy ours in big blocks from Sam's, too and rather than finding it all draining and oddly pink in my cheese drawer one day, I cut it into reasonable sized chunks, wrap it in wax paper, tuck that into a freezer bag and freeze it. Thaws beautifully! PS. Can you post your recipe w/the balsamic?? Don't have one of those and it sounds rather interesting :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamasteff Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 LOVE the idea of spinach and cheese in philo dough - or for philo dough challeneged, you can cut tortillas in strips about 3 inches wide and do the same thing. YUM. Also - cheap - lentil soup, add in fresh or frozen spinach, and a handful of feta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomofSeven Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I'd add some feta, parsley, evoo, bals vin., etc. and make a chick pea salad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate in Arabia Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I also like feta in an omelet.. and if you have some chopped fresh spinach (or frozen, drained), onions and a little green chili -- fabulous! And I don't need to add any salt to the eggs, so I get to cut back a bit on that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 WOW I can't wait to cut into it. AmyinPA - I love chickpeas and have alot. Can you tell me what evoo is? I have the rest of the ingredients and I will try it this weekend. LauraGB - I just cut up tomatoes into chunks, add chunky feta, maybe purple onion and yellow peppers. Toss in balsamic vinegar and if I want olive oil. Salt and pepper and your good to go. This does not keep well so make just enough (I like it at the last minute). It is very good. Thanks everyone. I have enough options for the whole brick and another. They all look so yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2legomaniacs Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 WOW I can't wait to cut into it. AmyinPA - I love chickpeas and have alot. Can you tell me what evoo is? I have the rest of the ingredients and I will try it this weekend. LauraGB - I just cut up tomatoes into chunks, add chunky feta, maybe purple onion and yellow peppers. Toss in balsamic vinegar and if I want olive oil. Salt and pepper and your good to go. This does not keep well so make just enough (I like it at the last minute). It is very good. Thanks everyone. I have enough options for the whole brick and another. They all look so yummy! EVOO: extra virgin olive oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 A friend of mine makes a great salad: Fresh spinach, red onion, raspberry vinaigrette dressing, pine nuts, sliced fresh strawberries....then crumble Feta into it! Sounds interesting, but it's VERY good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2legomaniacs Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Oh, I remembered another one. Romaine lettuce, feta cheese, granny smith apples, dried cranberries, pecans (reg. or candied), and balsamic dressing. Really yummy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 ... to your house for dinner. :001_smile: We like to do a very Egyptian dinner in the summer time, no cooking required: Pitas Hummus Feta (crumbled) Cucumbers (sliced) Make pita sandwiches filled with hummus, feta, and cucumbers -- Delicious! This is most authentically served with cold watermelon on the side! Every time we have this for supper, my husband says it takes him right back to his Tante's kitchen in Cairo (he went to school there). Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I always thought that was Greek! But Egypt is close to the Meditteranean, so maybe it's a regional thing? We do the pita and hummus, or pita and falafil with the other stuff too! I totally agree---VERY good! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie in Oh Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Start with an uncooked pizza crust: take a can of artichokes, a cup of mayo and 2 cloves of minced garlic and process them in a food processor or a blender. Spread this on the pizza crust. Slice a whole yellow pepper, some red onions, both in rings, and layer on top of the artichoke spread. Sprinkle with feta and thyme. (We have also done olives in the past) Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes til crust is golden and artichoke spread is bubbly. We are having this tonight. It is yummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Start with an uncooked pizza crust: take a can of artichokes, a cup of mayo and 2 cloves of minced garlic and process them in a food processor or a blender. Spread this on the pizza crust. Slice a whole yellow pepper, some red onions, both in rings, and layer on top of the artichoke spread. Sprinkle with feta and thyme. (We have also done olives in the past) Bake at 400 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes til crust is golden and artichoke spread is bubbly. We are having this tonight. It is yummy. YUM! I'm going to have to try that sometime soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 LOL Sahamamama! I think I could feed him and every in between NJ and ND. It would be a long trip.....oh the pressure to get it right. I really want to try the pizza recipes. Thanks Mom2Legomanics. I could not think of a typo that made sense. :001_huh: I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryM Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 A house favorite is grilled vegetables drizzled with balsamic and topped with generous helpings of feta. We like eggplant, red onion, zucchini and you can stack them to make it look elegant too! (Feta between layers then...) Greek shrimp - cook diced canned tomatoes, onions, garlic, parsley,vermouth, add shrimp, top with feta and broil Great tip on freezing feta though! Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomofSeven Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 I'd add some feta, parsley, evoo, bals vin., etc. and make a chick pea salad. I guess I've been watching too much Rachel Ray:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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