Question about kpinky's Feta with Olive Oil and Pink Peppercorns...

Here's a good one with chicken: Chicken Souvlaki Salad

Note: I added a little onion powder, garlic powder, and cumin powder to the marinade.
I preferred the chicken breasts left whole, rather than cut up and added to the salad, so I served them separately.

CHICKEN SOUVLAKI SALAD

INGREDIENTS:

1-2 teaspoons minced garlic (I used more)
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice (I used about 2 tsp - 1 Tbsp)
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil (I used about 2 tsp - 1 Tbsp)
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt (I used less)
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast

3 cups cubed peeled cucumber (about 3 cucumbers)
1/2 cup vertically sliced red onion
1/2 cup (2 ounces) crumbled feta cheese
2 tablespoons chopped pitted kalamata olives
2 ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 pound)

1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
1/4 cup grated peeled cucumber
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat grill or broiler.

Combine garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, salt, pepper and chicken breast in a large ziptop plastic bag. Seal the bag and shake until coated. Remove chicken from the bag. Grill or broil the chicken 5 minutes on each side or until done. Cut chicken into 1-inch pieces.

Combine chicken, cubed cucumber, red onion, feta cheese, olives and tomatoes in a large bowl. Combine yogurt, grated cucumber, vinegar, garlic powder, salt and red and black peppers in a small bowl. Pour over chicken mixture and toss well.

Serve with pita bread wedges.

Makes 4 servings of 2 cups each.

Edited from Cooking Light

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=347741

 
Sandi, can't see why not. Serve with a sturdy cracker or bread. Let us know how it turns out.

 
I do this method all the time with chevre and by the time we're halfway thru, it's

pretty crumbly and messy anyway. I'm thinking that if you used crumbled feta, you wouldn't have to keep adding more oil and herbs, you could just do it all to start. Seems an even smarter method, to me.

 
Here's another good marinated feta recipe we used for our class final

KPinky's is my favorite but one of my team found this and wanted to do it. It came out nice. It says to cube the feta but crumbled would work also - in fact, I think it would be better than cubed.

Marinated Feta Bruschetta
Marinated Feta
1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
3 Tbs fresh oregano leaves
2 Tbs fresh thyme leaves
3 Tbs fresh basil
2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
1 1/2 cups extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 Tbs finely minced lemon zest 2 Tbs freshly squeezed lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 lb firm feta cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
Bruschetta
1 baguette, cut into 1/4th-inch thick slices
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Procedure
1 Marinated Feta
2 With the motor running, drop the herbs and garlic through the feed tube of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Drizzle in olive oil to form an emulsion; turn off the motor, then add cayenne, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt and pepper; pulse once or twice to combine. Transfer marinade to a large bowl and toss with feta. If desired, grind more pepper on top. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.
3 Bring feta to room temperature and serve on top of toasted baguette slices. If you desire, you may arrange the feta bruschetta on a baking sheet and place under a preheated broiler until the cheese is slightly melted and just beginning to brown, about 2 minutes.
4 Bruschetta
5 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Brush baguette slices on both sides with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake on a parchment-lined baking sheet until crisp and golden brown, about 10 to 15 minutes.
6 Variation: Grill the baguette slices rather than toasting in the oven. Use your favorite herb combination rather then parsley, oregano, thyme, and basil.
7 Make It Ahead: Prepare bruschetta one day in advance and store in an airtight container. Marinate feta up to three days in advance.
Yield: Makes about 24 appetizers

 
Yes! This is how we do it

Very occasionally I make it "properly" (using Trader Joe brand feta block cut in half horizontally) but it works wondefully with the crumbles! Colleen

 
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