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Baked feta cheese a la Xainti

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Ingredients for 2 servings:

  • 200 g sheep’s cheese (crumbled)
  • 50 g ham, diced, lean
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp butter
  • ½ tsp olive oil
  • some salt
  • some cayenne pepper
  • some paprika powder (sweet)
  • 2 tomatoes (approx. 120 g)
  • ½ oregano

Instructions

Working time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 10 minutes

Recipe from Greece – quick and easy – also prepared as a main course

First, slice half of the tomatoes and cut the other half into chunks (peel and seed if desired). Brush two small baking dishes with butter, then place the tomato slices in the dish. Then, crumble the feta with a fork, then arrange the remaining chopped tomatoes and ham on top. Season the eggs with cayenne pepper and salt/pepper, whisk, and spread over the feta mixture. Then add the butter flakes and sprinkle with paprika. Bake the dish(s) in the preheated oven for about 10-15 minutes at about 200°C and sprinkle with oregano. Serve with flatbread and a fresh salad!

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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