EVOO slow roasted cherry tomatoes with whipped feta

By Melpomeni Matthews

Delicious, slowly cooked to perfection and packed with lots of flavour, these Extra Virgin Olive Oil slow roasted tomatoes with whipped feta is a super easy starter dish for your Easter table or any special occasion. The star ingredient is the very best extra virgin olive oil you can get your hands on. A complex and well balanced fruity olive oil like the Ladi Biosas will work like magic!

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Serve with warm crusty bread as your guests arrive, an impressive addition to any celebration table. 

INGREDIENTS 

Whipped Feta:

  • 1 cup thick, naturally strained Greek yogurt
  • 200g crumbled Greek feta cheese 

Roasted Tomatoes:

Olive oil, cherry tomatoes and feta recipe. Free Greek and Mediterranean recipes online by gourmet grocer online Grecian Purveyor. Buy the best cooking ingredients online in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Method: 

  1. Add yoghurt and feta to a food processor and pulse until smooth, pour into a serving bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  2. Pre-heat oven to 150C fan forced. Place the whole cherry tomatoes, garlic and fresh herbs in a roasting pan, sprinkle generously with salt and pour olive oil over the top.
  3. Cook for 1-1.5 hours or until the tomatoes are soft and wrinkled. Let the tomatoes cool down to room temperature and store in a sterile glass jar. 
  4. Serve over lashing of whipped feta and warm crusty bread. 

Olive oil, cherry tomatoes and feta recipe. Free Greek and Mediterranean recipes online by gourmet grocer online Grecian Purveyor. Buy the best cooking ingredients online in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

If you loved this full of flavour side dish/starter, why not try some more of our top favourites side dishes:

Sweet Pepper Salad Recipe

Tapenade Olive Dip Recipe

Crumpets with Ricotta, Mushroom & Black Truffles

Sausage and Truffles on Crusty Bread - Crostini di Salsiccia e Olio di Tartufo

Happy cooking and eating!

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