Feta Saganaki

Name: Feta Saganaki
Yield: Serves 2–4 as meze
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 200 g feta cheese; 1 heaped tsp. finely chopped oregano; 8 tbsp. plain flour; 1 egg; 2–3 tbsp. olive oil; 1 lemon, cut into wedges; 2 tomatoes, sliced; Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
2–4
as meze

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Real Greek

By Tonia Buxton

Published 2016

About

In Greek cuisine, saganaki is any one of a variety of dishes prepared in a small two-handled pan, the best-known being a meltingly delicious appetizer of fried cheese. Halloumi and kasseri work well, but I like to use feta and serve it with lots of lemon, fresh tomatoes on the side and crispy pitta bread.

Ingredients

200 g feta cheese
1 egg
1 heaped tsp. finely chopped

Europe
Greece
Starter
Mediterranean
Vegetarian

Method

Slice the feta in half. Beat the egg in a shallow dish with the oregano and a little ground black pepper. Measure out the flour onto a plate.
Dip the feta slice in the egg, shake off the excess and then dip into the flour, dusting both sides with a light coating. Repeat with the remaining slice.
Heat some olive oil in a small frying pan or a saganaki. F