Greek salad with fried feta cheese
Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Serves 1
Dietary Vegetarian
From Ready Steady Cook
Method
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To make the salad, mix together all of the ingredients, season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper and set aside.
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For the fried feta mix together the flour, sesame seeds and egg in a bowl. Dip the feta pieces into the mixture to coat.
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Heat the oil in a deep frying pan and add the feta. Fry for two to three minutes, turning once, until golden on both sides. Remove and drain on kitchen paper.
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Place the fried feta on top of the salad with a squeeze of lemon juice and serve.
Ingredients
For the salad
- 1 roasted red pepper from a jar, sliced
- ¼ cucumber, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
- handful chickpeas from a can, rinsed and drained
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- handful olives, pitted
- ½ lemon, juice only
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the fried feta
- 25g/1oz flour
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 free-range egg
- 110g/4oz feta cheese, sliced into 2 pieces
- 4 tbsp olive oil, to fry
- squeeze of lemon juice
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