Grilled Feta With Nuts

By Ali Slagle

Updated Nov. 30, 2022

Grilled Feta With Nuts
Ryan Liebe for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.
Total Time
20 minutes
Rating
4(398)
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This skillet of warmed feta and nuts can tide guests over before dinner or embellish a meal of grilled lamb kebabs, mixed vegetables, pork or chicken. Inspired by saganaki, a fried-cheese appetizer from Greece, the feta here is surrounded by nuts, olive oil, honey and herbs. Thyme, oregano or za’atar adds earthiness to the salty feta and sweet honey, but you could incorporate orange or lemon peel, fresh or dried chile, or any other aromatics you like on spiced nuts. You could also trade the nuts for tomatoes, dates, salami or olives. Whatever you do, be sure to drizzle the herbed honey and oil over each spoonful of feta. 

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Ingredients

Yield:4 to 6 servings
  • 2tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for greasing
  • 8ounce block of feta, patted dry
  • ⅓cup raw almonds, walnut pieces or hazelnuts
  • 1tablespoon honey
  • ½teaspoon fresh thyme or oregano leaves or za’atar
  • Black pepper
  • Grilled bread (or pita) or stone fruit, or both, for serving
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Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)

226 calories; 18 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 9 grams monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 11 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 8 grams protein; 479 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat the grill to medium-high, or heat the oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease the bottom of a small or medium cast-iron skillet with extra-virgin olive oil.

  2. Step 2

    Place the block of feta in the center of the skillet, then scatter the nuts around the feta. Drizzle the feta and nuts with the 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus the honey and thyme. Season generously with black pepper.

  3. Step 3

    Place the skillet on the grates, then cover the grill — or slide the skillet into the oven — and cook until the feta is soft to the touch and nuts are warm, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve right away with bread or stone fruit, or both.

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J Summers

Bake at 400 for 8 minutes then broil. This is very similar to the NYT recipe for roasted feta with honey. Score the top of the feta so the honey doesn’t slide off.

Moo

I made in the oven rather than on a grill. Put it uncovered in a small cast iron skillet in a 425 degree oven - probably needed closer to 12 minutes for cheese the feel soft enough, I checked a few times, spooning some side nut mixture to the top. I used hazelnuts because I had them, and used fresh thyme and oregano from my garden, probably a bit more than called for. Also a second tablespoon honey, because that’s the way I roll. Served with warmed sliced baguette. Big Hit.

Debra

Can this be done in the oven? What temp?

SCK

Was just okay. Definitely needed more honey and felt like it was missing acid. Added a little lemon juice, which helped, but still just okay.

A

I added chopped dates and after baking, pomegranate seeds. I

Alexandra E.

Delicious! Everyone was amazed how good this was. Next time I might try adding some lemon zest to it.

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