Marinated Feta Recipe (2024)

Published: October 25, 2018 Updated: July 6, 2020 / By: Dawn | Girl Heart Food 21 Comments

This easy marinated fetarecipe combines a little spice, herbs and savoury flavour from feta cheese, black olives and sun-dried tomatoes.Perfect for dunking bread, as part of a multi-course meal for entertaining or as a foodie gift for someone special!

Hubby and I enjoy charcuterie and cheese boards on the regular, maybe a couple times a month for sure.

Typically we enjoy on Friday night with a big hunk of crusty bread and some vino.Charcuterie boards are super easy to whip up, they always look nice and taste delicious!

In the past we’ve often bought marinated mozzarella or these little teeny tiny marinated feta cheese packs that are not much bigger than the small dish of oil you see in this recipe.

And those are not cheap!You get a few pieces of feta cheese, a bit of oil and that’s it.

So, marinated feta? Yep, I’m making it myself to go with our charcuterie board!

I love dunking a nice bread into the oil and enjoying with a glass of wine. Oh, the simple things.

Marinated Feta Ingredients

So, for this marinated feta recipe you’ll need:

Quality olive oil
Feta cheese, cut into little cubes
Some herbs
Olives
Sun-dried tomatoes
Peppercorns
Capers
Zest of fruit
Chili peppers

You simply mix everything up into a jar and let the ingredients get to know each other overnight.

And, if there’s an ingredient you don’t prefer, feel free to leave out!

Best Oil To Use

Since olive oil is such a prominent component in this marinated feta recipe, I highly recommend using a quality one that you enjoy.

This is not the time to cheap out with olive oil.You want the good stuff. Wait, isn’t that always, LOL.

Ways To Use The Cheese and Oil

Enjoy with a charcuterie board.
Use the oil in cooking to infuse flavour.
Drizzle the oil over finished dishes, like steak or as a finisher for pasta.
Use as a dip for bread as an appetizer.
It’s delicious as a pizza finisher or even brushed on the dough before baked.
Great to include with a bunch of tapas recipes for a multi-course meal.
Make and give as a hostess gift.

Tips for Making This Recipe

As mentioned, use a good quality olive oil!The oil is such an important component of this recipe.
Cut your feta into bite-sized cubes so it’s not only easy to eat, but you get maximum flavour absorption from the oil and herbs.
Keep this marinated feta refrigerated. When about to enjoy, remove from fridge for about 10 to 15 minutes before digging it.Olive oil tends to firm up a little in the fridge.
Ensure that you use a large enough jar for all the ingredients to fit in there and that everything is submerged.If you need to top up with a tad more oil to cover everything, that’s okay!
Don’t have all the dried herbs needed for the recipe? No worries! Use what you have on hand. For instance, have just rosemary and oregano, but no thyme? Use those. Also, if you happen to have Herbes de Provence (a French mixture of herbs) on hand, that works wonderfully.

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Baked Camembert with Berries
Avocado and Smoked Salmon Appetizer
Chanterelle Mushroom Crostini

Hope you enjoy this herb marinated feta recipe as much as we do! It’s great for weekend eats while relaxing at home!

If you make this simple marinated feta recipe, be sure to leave a comment below!