Baked cheese

Baked cheese

A perfect low-carb appetizer or snack, this baked cheese recipe is salty, tangy, and flavorful. Choose your favorite semi-firm white cheese, combined it with oil, herbs, and bell peppers, and voila!
September 25 2016 by , photo by in Recipes, Appetizer, Snack

Baked cheese

A perfect low-carb appetizer or snack, this baked cheese recipe is salty, tangy, and flavorful. Choose your favorite semi-firm white cheese, combined it with oil, herbs, and bell peppers, and voila!
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4 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 8 oz. 230 g feta cheese, or halloumi cheese, or queso blanco, or queso fresco
  • 1 oz. (2¾ tbsp) 28 g (40 ml) thinly sliced, red onion (1 small)thinly sliced, red onions (1 small)
  • 1½ oz. 45 g thinly sliced, red bell pepper (1 medium)thinly sliced, red bell peppers (1 medium)
  • 1 tsp 1 tsp fresh rosemary leaves (optional)
  • 1 pinch 1 pinch red chili flakes
  • 1 pinch 1 pinch herbal salt, or sea salt
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp olive oil
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Instructions

Instructions are for 4 servings. Please modify as needed.

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Place the cheese in the center of a small baking dish.
  2. Scatter the onions, bell peppers, and rosemary on top. Sprinkle the spices over the cheese and vegetables, drizzled with olive oil.
  3. Bake on the middle rack for 20 minutes.
  4. Prior to serving, cool for 5 minutes.

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4 comments

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    Cathy
    September 29 2016
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    February 27 2019
    I have been reading so many of these recipes and I can hardly wait till I can eat again tomorrow. I just need to buy a few more items till I make these foods espically the desserts. O yummmmmm
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    Julie B
    2 days ago
    this cheesy bake is so yummy. I just served it with the remaining red bell pepper cut into thick strips. Maybe celery sticks too next time. And there will be a next time because the queso fresco was on sale and i bought some.

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