This recipe is superb and is an adaptation of a viral TikTok video used with pasta. Serve with warm focaccia bread.
4 tbsp olive oil, divided
1lb sweet cherry tomatoes
4 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1 good-sized shallot or 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1-2 small red chillies (sliced) or a good pinch or dried red chili flakes
Flaky sea salt
Fresh cracked black pepper
10 oz block Greek feta or a couple of smaller ones. (It doesn’t have to be exactly 10 oz)
A good handful fresh basil
2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme
2 tbsp chili honey, to drizzle
Good bread for serving
Heat the oven to 400F. Place one rack in the middle of the oven and one near the top, under the broiler.
Put 2 tbsp olive oil into an 8″ or 9″ oven-proof baking dish that is presentable.
Add the tomatoes, garlic, chopped thyme, shallots and chillies. Sprinkle with a good pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Toss to coat, then add the blocks of feta. Drizzle the remaining 2 tbsp of olive oil over the feta and tomatoes, crack more pepper and gently toss without breaking the feta blocks.
Transfer the pan to the middle rack of the oven for 20-30 minutes. After that, transfer to the broiler rack and change the setting to the BROIL, watching carefully incase it burns. Broil on high for 5-8 mins or until the tomatoes are starting to char and blister.
Meanwhile, heat up the bread in a toaster oven or another oven.
When the tomato/feta dish is ready, pull out the dish and add the torn basil leaves, gently stirring to combine so the feta “smooshes” into the tomatoes and it becomes a gooey mess!
Drizzle with the chili honey and serve