Baked Feta with Cherry Tomatoes

Name: Baked Feta with Cherry Tomatoes
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 tbsp Olive Oil (4 tablespoons olive oil, divided); 1 lb Cherry Tomato (1 lb. (450 to 500 g) cherry tomatoes); 4 cloves Garlic (4 cloves garlic thinly sliced); 1 piece Shallots (1 small shallot, optional, thinly sliced) — optional; 1 piece Hot Pepper (1 to 2 small hot chilies, optional, thinly sliced or a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes — up to 2) — optional; 0 pieces Sea Salt (flaky sea salt); 0 pieces Black Pepper (fresh cracked black pepper); 7 oz Feta Cheese (7 ounce (200 grams) block of feta, see notes above, cut into two slabs); 0 pieces Basil (handful of fresh basil); 0 pieces Sliced Bread (bread for serving, I’ve been making this focaccia a lot recently)

Baked Feta with Cherry Tomatoes - Appetizer (American)

30 minAmerican

Servings4

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Steps

1Heat oven to 400ºF. Place one rack in the middle of the oven. Place one rack at the very top, close to the broiler.
2Pour 2 tablespoons of the olive oil into an 8- or 9-inch baking dish (or something similar). Add the tomatoes, garlic, shallots, and chilies. Sprinkle with a pinch of sea salt and pepper to taste. Toss to coat. Add the feta. Drizzle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Crack more pepper over top to taste.
3Transfer pan to your oven’s middle rack for 20 minutes. After the 20 minutes, transfer the pan to the top rack, and switch to your oven’s broiler setting. Broil on high for 5 minutes (or more or less), keeping a close watch the entire time. While the tomatoes broil, heat up some bread — I’ve been doing this in the toaster oven but you probably could get away with putting the bread on the very bottom rack of your oven while the tomatoes broil.
4When the tomatoes are blistered to your liking, remove the pan from the heat. Toss in a handful of basil and stir gently to combine. Serve with slices of warm bread.