Pine Nut And Feta Cheese Ball Food

PINE NUT AND FETA CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Process 4 ounces room-temperature cream cheese, 4 ounces room-temperature feta, crumbled, and 2 tablespoons room-temperature unsalted butter in a food processor until smooth. Pulse in 2 tablespoons capers, 2 tablespoons oregano leaves, 2 teaspoons toasted fennel seeds, and 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; season with salt. Scrape into a small plastic wrap-lined bowl; gather up plastic around cheese, shaping into a ball. Chill until firm, 3-12 hours.
• Unwrap cheese ball and roll in 3/4 cup chopped toasted pine nuts just before serving. Serve with crackers.

PINE NUT & FETA CHEESE BALL RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Process cream cheese, feta, and butter in a food processor until smooth. Pulse in capers, oregano, fennel seeds, and lemon zest. Season with salt. Scrape into a small plastic wrap-lined bowl. Gather up plastic around cheese, shaping into a ball. Chill until firm, 3 to 12 hours. Unwrap cheese ball and roll in pine nuts just before serving. Serve with crackers.

FETA PINE NUT DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Toast pine nuts in a shallow baking pan, stirring occasionally until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Cool and chop finely.
• Combine nuts, red pepper, parsley, basil and mint in a medium bowl. Crumble feta in small pieces, add to nuts.
• Whisk garlic, salt, pepper, and yogurt in a small bowl until well blended. Stir into the nut and feta mixture. Chill for one hour.
• Serve with crackers.

MEDITERRANEAN CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and feta cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Stir in the olives, capers, red pepper, basil, and garlic.
• Shape cheese mixture into a ball; cover and chill at least 3 hours.
• Roll in the toasted pine nuts just before serving.

SPINACH, FETA AND PINE NUT SALAD

Steps:

• Place the washed spinach with the feta, onion and pine nuts in a bowl.
• Sprinkle with sherry vinegar, then drizzle with the oil, which allows the dressing to coat all the ingredients.
• Serve.

FETA AND PINE NUT SALAD

Steps:

• toast the pine nuts in a dry frying pan until golden brown
• break, crumble, or cut the feta into small cubes and halve the grapes
• whisk the balsamic into the mustard, add a pinch of sugar, season and gradually whisk in the olive oil
• roughly tear the rocket, add the grapes and feta, and toss in the dressing. Make a heap of the mixture on each serving plate and sprinkle the pine nuts on the top. Serve with warm ciabatta.

SPINACH, PINE NUT, AND FETA PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400F/200°C Pick a large ovenproof frying pan; this will be the only pan you need.
• Toast the pine nuts in the dry pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally so they won't scorch.
• Lightly beat the eggs in a large bowl, add the toasted pine nuts, the cheeses, a pinch of fresh black or white pepper, the lemon zest, a couple of good pinches of oregano, about 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, and a tablespoon of olive oil. Mix well and set aside.
• Put the empty pan back on high heat, add a little olive oil and the butter and half the spinach. Stir it until it starts wilting, and add the rest of the raw leaves as you can. Partially cover it and turn the heat to low, stirring occasionally until it is all wilted and well cooked, about 5-10 minutes. Set it aside to cool a bit. Add it to the egg mixture and stir well.
• Cut a generous piece of parchment about 1 1/2 times the width of the pan you're using. Wet it, ball it up, and lay it out flat on your work surface. Arrange several (4 or so, depending upon size) phyllo sheets on top of it to almost cover the paper, overlapping the edges. Remember, it's rustic, so messy will work as well as meticulous. Drizzle and rub (or brush) a little olive oil over the surface of the sheets. Sprinkle with a very small amount of salt, pepper, and (optional) cayenne pepper. Repeat until you have at least 3 layers, using up all the phyllo.
• Carefully lift the phyllo and parchment and place it all in the frying pan (don't bother to wash the pan first) with the edges hanging over the rim of the pan. Pour in the egg filling and spread it out. Fold the phyllo sheets over the top of the filling. You can see how it's done at www.jamieoliver.com/how-to-filo-pie.
• Put the pan back on the stove burner on medium heat for 5 or so minutes to brown the bottom, then put it into the oven and bake it for 20 minutes until golden and crisp. Serve hot or warm.

PINE NUT & FETA PASTA SALAD

Steps:

• Boil chosen pasta al dente, drain (stir in some butter or olive oil to keep it loose) and allow pasta to cool.
• Combine all dressing ingredients into a blender or food processor and pulse until pine nuts have broken down and all ingredients combine (Important! Add/subtract dressing ingredients too taste!).
• Combine cooled pasta, feta, roasted red peppers and cucumbers in a large mixing bowl.
• Gently stir in dressing.
• Chill for around 30 minutes to give flavors a chance to meld.
• Cheers!

FETA PINE NUT DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Toast pine nuts in a shallow baking pan, stirring occasionally until golden brown, about 7 minutes.
• Cool and chop finely.
• Combine nuts, red pepper, parsley, basil, and mint in a medium bowl.
• Crumble feta in small pieces; add to nuts.
• Whisk garlic, salt, pepper, and yogurt in a small bowl until well blended.
• Stir into the nut and feta mixture.
• Cover and chill for one hour.
• Serve with crackers.