Feta in the oven

This dish makes us instantly cheerful. It is maybe not typical Italian but reminiscent of a sunny summer’s day on the Mediterranean. You don’t have too much work and it is full of flavour.

Ingredients

• 200 g Feta cheese
• 2 fresh tomatoes
• 1 red onion
• 10 pitted black olives
• Oregano to taste
• Il circolo extra virgin olive oil
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180° C
2. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into thin slices.
3. Peel the red onion and cut into thin slices.
4. Put the tomato and onion in a bowl with the black olives. Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil on top and a pinch of salt.
5. Mix all the ingredients well.
6. Place the whole feta in the middle of a small oven dish and the rest of the ingredients around it.
7. Drizzle with olive oil and half a tablespoon of oregano.
8. Bake the feta for about 30 -35 minutes, or until the cheese, onions and tomatoes are soft and golden brown.

Tips

• Add sun-dried tomatoes (cut in small pieces) for more flavour.
• Drizzle the dish a few drops of il circolo chili oil after it has come out of the oven to spice it up.