Feta Marinated with Herbs and Chilli

A cost effective starter that tastes as delightful as it looks and takes minutes to prepare. You could also make this just by serving a whole block of feta, but cutting it into cubes makes it easier to serve and also you get a better feta/olive oil/herb ratio with every bite!

Ingredients

• 8 oz / 250 g feta cheese (, preferably Danish or another creamy type (see notes))
• 1/2 cup extra virgin oil
• 2 garlic cloves (, peeled)
• 2 tbsp herbs (, finely chopped. (I used parsley and thyme leaves))
• 1 birds eye chilli (, finely chopped (or any fresh red chilli of choice))
• 1//4 tsp lemon rind (, finely grated)
• Black pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Infuse olive oil with garlic (optional): use the side of your knife to smash the garlic cloves and combine with the olive oil. Cover, refrigerate and leave for as long as possible - a few hours or preferably overnight.

2. 2

   If you do not have the time to do Step 1, just mince 1 garlic clove (small) and stir into the olive oil.

3. 3

   Cut the feta into bite size cubes - about 1cm / 1/3 inch.

4. 4

   Place feta into serving dish, scatter over herbs, chilli, lemon rind and a grind of black pepper.

5. 5

   Pour over olive oil. Serve with crusty bread.