🧀🍯 Baked Feta with Honey and Sesame
This is a simple Mediterranean-style appetizer: salty, creamy baked feta topped with sweet honey and nutty sesame seeds. It’s great as a dip, spread, or snack.
🧾 Ingredients
- 1 block feta cheese (200–250g)
- 1–2 tbsp olive oil
- 1–2 tbsp honey
- 1–2 tsp sesame seeds (toasted if possible)
- Optional: chili flakes, black pepper, thyme, or oregano
- Optional for serving: warm pita, crusty bread, crackers
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Prep the feta
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
- Place feta in a small baking dish or oven-safe pan.
- Drizzle with olive oil.
2. Bake
- Bake for 12–15 minutes, until slightly soft and just beginning to brown at the edges.
- You want it warm and creamy, not fully melted.
3. Add toppings
- Remove from oven.
- Drizzle generously with honey.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds over the top.
- Add chili flakes or herbs if using.
🍽️ Serve
- Serve immediately while warm and soft.
- Perfect for scooping with bread or crackers.
🔥 Tips
- Toast sesame seeds in a dry pan for extra nutty flavor.
- Add a pinch of chili flakes to balance the sweetness.
- For extra richness, mix honey with a little orange zest or thyme.
If you want, I can also give you a pan-fried version, a phyllo baked feta pastry, or a Greek mezze platter setup.
