Broiled Feta with Garlicky Tomatoes & Capers
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Broiled feta with burst cherry tomatoes and capers makes a surprisingly addictive and flavorful spread. Perfect for summer!
In this easy recipe, burst cherry tomatoes, garlic, capers, and a flash under the broiler transform an ordinary block of feta cheese into a creamy and flavorful spread. Pair the broiled feta with toasted pita bread or a crusty baguette and chilled white wine, and you’ve got a lovely warm weather appetizer or light supper for two.
What You’ll Need To Make Broiled Feta with Garlicky Tomatoes & Capers
Step-by-Step Instructions
Begin by sautéing the garlic in olive oil until softened.
Add the tomatoes.
Cook for a few minutes until the tomatoes start to burst, and then add the capers.
Place the block of feta in a small baking dish and scatter the tomatoes around the cheese.
Broil until the feta is softened and browned on top, about 4 minutes.
Serve the broiled feta warm with bread. Enjoy!
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Broiled Feta with Garlicky Cherry Tomatoes & Capers
Broiled feta with burst cherry tomatoes and capers makes a surprisingly addictive and flavorful spread. Perfect for summer!
Ingredients
- 1 (8 ounce) block feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- 10.5 ounces cherry tomatoes, preferably different colors, halved
- Scant ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- Pinch sugar
- 1½ tablespoons capers, drained
Instructions
- Preheat the broiler and set the oven rack in the top position. Place the feta in a small (1-quart) baking dish and set aside.
- Heat the oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until lightly golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper and sugar; cook, stirring frequently, until the tomatoes are softened and starting to burst, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the capers.
- Scatter the tomatoes around the feta and broil until the feta is softened and browned on top, 3 to 4 minutes (but keep an eye on it as broilers vary greatly.) Serve warm with bread.
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Nutrition Information
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- Calories: 226
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated fat: 9g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Sugar: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 9g
- Sodium: 732mg
- Cholesterol: 50mg
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Gluten-Free Adaptable Note
To the best of my knowledge, all of the ingredients used in this recipe are gluten-free or widely available in gluten-free versions. There is hidden gluten in many foods; if you're following a gluten-free diet or cooking for someone with gluten allergies, always read the labels of your ingredients to verify that they are gluten-free.
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Hi Jenn,
I love all the recipes I have made from your website, esp. the Mediterranean and vegetable recipes! They are very easy to follow as well as delicious. I recommend your website to all my friends Please continue your passion for excellence and continue to inspire home cooks everywhere!
I want to bring this appetizer to a Mediterranean themed party. Can I completely prepare it at home and then bring it to the party and warm it up? Also, What happens as this appetizer sits and cools? Can’t wait to try this!
Hi Paula, I haven’t made it in advance but another reader commented that she prepares the tomatoes ahead, puts them in a dish with the feta and keeps it covered. Right before serving it, she pops it into the oven. So you could get it prepared to that point and then put it in the oven when you get to the party. Hope everyone enjoys!
This was such a fantastic appetizer! Broiling the feta completely transformed it. I will definitely be making this recipe again!
Hi Jenn, this sounds delightful. I’d love to make for a dinner party Sat. One of the guests is gluten free. Any suggestions what I could make for them to have with this? The rest of us will enjoy the baguette as you suggest. I’m also making your Morocon chicken for the first time. Thank you Cindy
Hi Condy, I’d look for gluten-free crackers. Hope everyone enjoys the meal – can’t go wrong with the Moroccan chicken :)!
I never thought I liked cherry tomatoes until i tried out this recipe. There are few things that I can make that my vegetarian mother enjoys but this she loved.
I can never quite get my feta as brown without my tomatoes beginning to burn. And certainly not in 4 minutes. It usually takes me twice as long. Would it help to perhaps put the cheese in first for a couple of minutes by itself?
Also how soupy would you recommend I leave the tomatoes before adding them to the baking dish?
Glad your mom likes it! Yes, you can put the cheese in before the tomatoes to get it more browned. And the soupiness of the tomatoes is a personal preference. If you want to drain some of the juices from the tomatoes before adding them to the baking dish, feel free.
I made this and it was so delicious..my partner likes his french bread, i warmed some tortillas and had it on warm tortillas, it was just simply divine.
I just finished making this for the third time in 2 weeks. I love how easy and quick it is to make and the flavours are fantastic! I think it would also be delicious over spaghetti with fresh basil and parmesan. Thanks for all of your wonderful recipes!!
Hi Jen I would like to make this with a white fish like halibut and add the feta on top. What do You think?
Hi Carla, I think that sounds delicious – you might check out this recipe, which is similar.
DELICIOUS and SO EASY. I’m making it for the 2nd time right now, this time including onions (and basil, which I think I also included the 1st time). Left out the capers due to personal preference. Just YUM!!!
This is delicious!!!!!! I found a fantastic Bulgarian Feta cheese at Costco and it came in a two-pack. Perfect, perfect, thank you!