Bouyiourdi, made with feta, is an irresistible and spicy appetizer (meze in greek). This appetizer served in a clay pot hot out of the oven with warm pita bread. This warm feta dip is a little bit spicy. Other ingredients include Kefalotyri or Kaseri cheese, spicy greek peppers and tomatoes.

Bouyiourdi was probably first served in taverns in Thessaloniki and the surrounding areas. It was eventually adopted by home and restaurant cooks all over Greece. As a popular meze it goes well with ouzo or tsipouro.

Eating a baked feta dip like this will have you fall in love with feta all over again. The flavor gets so much stronger when baked. And especially in this recipe where it pairs so deliciously with the Kefalotyri or Kaseri cheese and tomato.

Ingredients needed to make the Bouyiourdi

• Feta cheese
• Kefalotyri or Kaseri
• Roma tomatoes
• Spicy green pepper
• Dry Red Pepper Flakes
• Oregano
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Preparing the Baked Feta Dip

• Oil the clay pot with extra virgin olive oil
• Wash and cube the tomato
• Wash and slice spicy green pepper into rounds
• Crumble Feta chesse
• Shred or cube Kefalotyri or Kaseri
• Assemble ingredients in clay pot
• Bake until cheese is golden brown on top

Excellent for parties or as a snack with a glass of greek wine, ouzo or tsipouro. Served with warm pita bread, crusty bread or crackers and some greek olives, makes for a change of pace.

Bouyiourdi

Kastra Recipes Staff

Spicy feta cheese and tomato appetizer (meze) served hot in a 10 cm Terracotta Tapas Dishes .

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Greek

Servings 1 person

Calories 1400 kcal

Equipment

• 1 10 cm Terracotta Tapas Dishes Indivdual servigns

Ingredients

  

• 2 fresh tomatoes
• 1 spicy green pepper
• 200 grams feta cheese
• 100 grams kefalotyri or kaseri
• 1 tbsp oregano
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

Instructions

 

• Set oven to 220 celsius or 425 farenheit, standard, no air.
• Drizzle olive oil in the bottom of the ceramic pot.
• Wash the tomatoes and cut them into cubes and put half the amount in ceramic pot.
• Slice the spicy green pepper wth the seeds and put half the amount in ceramic pot.
• Crumble the feta cheese and put entire amount in ceramic pot.
• Place the remaining tomato and green pepper over the feta cheese in ceramic pot.
• Add the oregano and olive oil and mix all ingredients.
• Top ingredients with shredded kefalotyri or kaseri and bake until cheese is melted and golden brown.
  
• Serve hot with pita bread or crusty bread.

Keyword Feta Cheese, greek, spicy, Tomato