This amazingly versatile Charred Green Feta Sauce will have you spinning around
What a sauce! Creamy, zingy, fresh and bright with green herbs, so moreish in flavour and texture your mouth will literally be popping with sensory awakening after eating this addictive Charred Green Feta Sauce.
Not only does it tastes amazing, the cooling flavours mean it can be combined with many ingredients and served alongside or within a variety of dishes.
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A combination of fresh coriander, mint, charred green pepper, cumin, cumin and fresh lime juice makes a delicious sauce for tortilla chips, crusty bread, a dip for nacho chips or used underneath roasted vegetables. Serve it at a BBQ as a side to meat and fish or spread it into sandwiches, burgers, wraps, tacos and burritos.
Keep scrolling for the recipe and food pairing ideas below…
Charred Green Feta Sauce and Tomatoes
Tomatoes and Charred Green Feta Sauce are a match made in heaven. Try chopping ripe juicy tomatoes into small pieces, squeeze over a little lemon or lime juice then season the tomatoes with a sprinkle of sea salt. Add a few spoons of Charred Green Feta Sauce to a bowl, top with the tomatoes and garnish with toasted pine nuts. Serve with crusty bread or as a side to meat and vegetables.
Feta whip for tortilla wraps
The perfect sauce to line a tortilla wrap or burrito. Blends harmoniously with eggs, bacon, chicken, pork and fish and lots of lime juice-soaked salsa. Get the recipe for Breakfast Egg Tortilla wraps here
A base sauce for roasted vegetables
The sweetness of roasted carrots and parsnip pair so very well with salty feta. In this recipe. harissa-honey glazed oven-roasted carrots and parsnips provide a mouthwatering combination when piled ont op of the sauce. Scrap the roasting pan juices up with olive oil, blend and pour over the sauce and carrots for an extra pop: Get the recipe for Harissa-Honey Glazed Roasted Vege here:
Feta whip pairs beautifully with eggs
Inspired by the classic Turkish egg breakfast dish, this fusion version uses Charred Green Feta Sauce in replacement of the traditional yoghurt. Served with sumac, cinnamon and chilli spiced beef koftas, poached eggs, tomato chilli oil and flatbreads. A truly unforgettable plate of food. Get the recipe for Fusion Turkish Eggs here:
Fish and feta
If you have a coal grill then one of the most delicious fish options is smoked paprika, chilli and cumin marinated salmon fillets, smoked over the fire until soft and served along with the green sauce. Get the recipe for BBQ Spice Rub Salmon here:
Roasted Chicken and feta
A simple but super tasty and satisfying plate of crispy-skin roasted chicken legs and roasted tomatoes piled on top of Charred Green Feta Sauce. Luciously topped with the chicken pan juices and a sprinkling of chopped pistachio nuts. Get the recipe for Roast Chicken and Green Feta Sauce here:
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Charred Green Feta Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 large green pepper
- 25 gm coriander including stems
- 15 g mint leaves
- 200 g feta drained
- ½ tsp red wine vinegar
- ½ tsp sugar
- Juice ½ lime
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- ½ garlic clove crushed
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220°C. Rub pepper in oil and roast for 30 minutes, or until charred and blackened on the outside.
- Place pepper in a bowl and cover for 10 minutes so juices are released. After this time drain and reserve the pepper juice. Peel away the charred outer skin and clean away the seeds inside. Cut pepper into large chunks.
- Combine chopped pepper, pepper juice and all other ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Transfer to a bowl or container and refrigerate until ready to use.
