What to do with feta cheese (not salad)

esther11

Thu, May 19 2016, 11:06 am

I have some feta cheese in the fridge and I'm actually home from work today with the kids at school (!!!!!!)
Any ideas what I can eat it with for lunch? Don't have so many vegetables in the house now, so salad is out even though I love feta type salads..

mha3484

Thu, May 19 2016, 11:07 am

its great in eggs, pasta, sandwiches. My favorite omlette to order out has feta, spinach and tomatoes.

esther11

Thu, May 19 2016, 11:10 am

To my knowledge, I've never eaten it hot! Does it melt?

be good

Thu, May 19 2016, 11:50 am

I make a baked tilapia with cherry tomatoes and feta. so good!

MagentaYenta

Thu, May 19 2016, 1:28 pm

There is a great recipe in the Original Moosewood Cookbook. Its smashed orange squash or sweet potatoes. You add feta crumbles, and jalapenos or chipotle chillies (if desired), top it with bread crumbs, a bit more feta and crushed nuts or sunflower seeds. I love it. My kids would eat it cold they enjoyed it so much.

ra_mom

Thu, May 19 2016, 1:29 pm

esther11 wrote:

To my knowledge, I've never eaten it hot! Does it melt?

doesn't really melt but yes excellent as a warm mix in

ra_mom

Thu, May 19 2016, 1:30 pm

esther11 wrote:

To my knowledge, I've never eaten it hot! Does it melt?

doesn't really melt but excellent as a warm mix in

bigsis144

Thu, May 19 2016, 1:54 pm

I make chunky pasta (spirals, rigatoni, etc.) then mix the hot pasta with chopped fresh spinach so that the spinach wilts on contact, then stir in crumbled feta and sprinkle with pepper and dried basil/oregano.

Even just add a bit to mozzarella cheese when eating pasta with cheese to add flavor. It's how I feel grownup on nights where the kids chose pasta for dinner Smile

Excellent to crumble into omlettes.

FranticFrummie

Thu, May 19 2016, 2:38 pm

If you're feeling fancy, you can make spanikopita. If you're feeling lazy, throw it in a quiche and bake it. Either way, it's amazing. Feta is one of my favorite cheeses.

observer

Thu, May 19 2016, 2:39 pm

FranticFrummie wrote:

If you're feeling fancy, you can make spanikopita. If you're feeling lazy, throw it in a quiche and bake it. Either way, it's amazing. Feta is one of my favorite cheeses.

recipe?

amother

Saddlebrown

Fri, May 20 2016, 12:41 am

zatila!!
http://www.imamother.com/forum.....90881

gp2.0

Fri, May 20 2016, 8:13 am

Yum. Love all these suggestions. It's also awesome as a fancier grilled cheese sandwich. With tomato and pesto if you're going super fancy but a good addition to any cheese sandwich.

gp2.0

Fri, May 20 2016, 8:15 am

bigsis144 wrote:

Excellent to crumble into omlettes.

Lol! I do the same thing with pizza. 😉