Baked Feta with Romesco and Olive Tapenade

Name: Baked Feta with Romesco and Olive Tapenade
Prep time: 1 h 12 min
Cook time: 1 h 12 min
Total time: 1 h 12 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Spanish, European
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 142 grams 1/4 cups crumbled feta cheese, divided; 59 milliliters chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 Tbsps fresh flat-leaf parsley; 5 garlic cloves, minced; 2 Tbsps chopped hazelnuts, toasted; 118 milliliters pitted kalamata olives; 118 milliliters fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 473 milliliters chopped peeled plum tomato; 1 red bell pepper; 2 Tbsps sherry vinegar; 28 grams white bread, chopped; 118 milliliters pitted picholine or other fruity olives

You can never have too many European recipes, so give Baked Feta with Romesco and Olive Tapenade a try. For 67 cents per serving, you get a side dish that serves 12. One serving contains 75 calories, 3g of protein, and 6g of fat. A mixture of pepper, plum tomato, garlic cloves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 12 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat broiler to high.

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Broiler

To prepare romesco sauce, cut red bell pepper in half lengthwise, and discard seeds and membranes.

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Red Pepper

Sauce

Seeds

Place pepper halves, skin sides up, on a foil-lined baking sheet; flatten with hand. Broil for 8 minutes or until blackened.

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Pepper

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Baking Sheet

Aluminum Foil

Place in a paper bag; fold to close tightly.

Let stand for 10 minutes. Peel and chop.

Reduce oven temperature to 42

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Oven

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Frying Pan

Add tomato and garlic; cook 4 minutes or until garlic lightly browns, stirring frequently.

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Garlic

Tomato

Add red bell pepper and broth; cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in nuts and bread; cook 1 minute.

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Red Pepper

Bread

Broth

Nuts

Transfer mixture to a food processor or blender; add 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Process until smooth; transfer to a bowl.

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Black Pepper

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Food Processor

Blender

Bowl

To prepare the tapenade, place olives, 1/4 cup parsley, and the next 3 ingredients (through 1/4 teaspoon black pepper) in a food processor. Process until finely chopped.

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Black Pepper

Tapenade

Parsley

Olives

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Food Processor

Transfer to a bowl.

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Bowl

Coat a 1 1/2-quart broiler-safe glass or ceramic baking dish with cooking spray. Spoon half of romesco sauce into prepared dish, and top with 3/4 cup cheese. Dollop tapenade over cheese. Spoon the remaining romesco sauce over tapenade, and top with remaining 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese.

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Cooking Spray

Feta Cheese