If you’re looking for a quick, light, and extremely tasty meal, feta in the air fryer with cherry tomatoes and olives is the perfect recipe that will win you over from the first taste. Easy to prepare, ready in just 20 minutes (10 for preparation and 10 for cooking), this feta recipe encapsulates all the aromas and flavors of Mediterranean cuisine. The feta cooked in the air fryer becomes creamy and flavorful, absorbing the taste of juicy cherry tomatoes and savory olives, for an irresistible result. Moreover, it is an extremely practical recipe: to prepare it, you’ll only dirty a cutting board and a small baking dish, with minimal effort and very few dishes to wash. Among all the feta recipes, those that involve cooking – like baked feta, grilled feta or feta en papillote – are my favorites, because during cooking the cheese softens without completely melting, blending perfectly with the other ingredients. Bring the Mediterranean to your table with this Mediterranean-style feta in the air fryer: an easy, aromatic, and irresistibly tasty vegetarian dish.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 1 Person
- Cooking methods: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 618.97 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 25.22 (g) of which sugars 4.19 (g)
- Proteins 25.78 (g)
- Fat 47.04 (g) of which saturated 24.11 (g)of which unsaturated 9.78 (g)
- Fibers 3.33 (g)
- Sodium 2,443.02 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 221 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for one serving of Mediterranean-style feta in air fryer
- 6 oz feta
- 2.8 oz cherry tomatoes (or grape tomatoes)
- 2 slices Tropea red onion
- 0.35 oz olives (pitted)
- 2 drizzles extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch oregano
- A few leaves mint
- A few leaves basil
Tools
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Baking dish about 8×8 inches
- 1 Air fryer
How to prepare feta in air fryer with cherry tomatoes and olives
To prepare the Mediterranean-style feta in the air fryer, start by washing the cherry tomatoes. Dry them and cut them in half (1). Peel the onion and cut two slices, not too thin (2); separate the rings obtained to distribute them better. Put in an 8×8 inch baking dish the cherry tomatoes and the onion slices. Season everything with a pinch of salt (very little, the feta is already salty), a bit of oregano, a pinch of mint, and a drizzle of oil (3).
Mix everything with a spoon, then arrange the cherry tomatoes and onion on the sides of the dish, leaving space in the center for the feta (4). Place the feta in the center of the dish and season it with a pinch of oregano and a drizzle of oil. Distribute the olives and the torn basil leaves all around (5). Place the dish in the basket of the air fryer and cook everything for 10 minutes at 356°F. It is not necessary to preheat the fryer. When the feta and cherry tomatoes are slightly golden, remove them (6)
Serve the feta with cherry tomatoes and olives immediately, accompanied by a slice of toasted bread.
Storage
The feta in the air fryer should be consumed immediately, but if any is left over, you can store it in the refrigerator for a couple of days. It can also become a tasty topping for bruschetta or pasta.
Tips and variations
The Mediterranean-style feta in the air fryer is a practical recipe perfect for a single meal (in fact, I have provided the quantities for one person). However, if you want to prepare it for more diners, you just need to use a larger baking dish and proportionally increase the quantities of all the ingredients.
