Sheep Milk Feta marinated in walnut oil with lemon, chile and fresh and dried herbs and spices

Ingredients

¼ cup roasted walnuts
1 tablespoon walnut oil
½ teaspoon flaked sea salt
1 cup walnut oil
1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar
1 to 2 tablespoons dried ancho chile (seeds, veins and stems removed), torn or chopped into small pieces
1 small bay leaf
3 strips fresh lemon peel, plus additional for garnish in the jar
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, plus additional for garnish in the jar
3 sprigs fresh thyme, plus additional for garnish in the jar
½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
½ teaspoon dried parsley
¼ teaspoon anise seeds
¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
¼ teaspoon dried lemon peel
1½ teaspoon whole juniper berries
1 teaspoon pink peppercorns
6 ounces sheep-milk feta

Preparation

Coat walnuts in walnut oil and a sprinkle of flaked sea salt. Bake at 350°F for approximately 8 minutes until golden. Watch carefully as they do burn easily, and walnut oil turns bitter if heated too high.

Combine all of the other ingredients except the feta and heat in a saucepan on low heat (approximately 170°F) for 1 hour.

Allow to cool completely at room temperature or in the refrigerator. Remove the lemon peel and sprigs of fresh rosemary and thyme.

Break the cheese into roughly ½-inch pieces and place in a glass storage jar with a lid. Add the roasted walnuts and additional fresh lemon peel, rosemary and thyme for garnish. Pour the thoroughly cooled oil mixture over the cheese.

Allow to marinate at least 1 hour before serving. The longer it marinates, the deeper the flavor. Stored in the refrigerator, this cheese should keep for at least a week.

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Ingredients

¼ cup roasted walnuts
1 tablespoon walnut oil
½ teaspoon flaked sea salt
1 cup walnut oil
1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar
1 to 2 tablespoons dried ancho chile (seeds, veins and stems removed), torn or chopped into small pieces
1 small bay leaf
3 strips fresh lemon peel, plus additional for garnish in the jar
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, plus additional for garnish in the jar
3 sprigs fresh thyme, plus additional for garnish in the jar
½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
½ teaspoon dried parsley
¼ teaspoon anise seeds
¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
¼ teaspoon dried lemon peel
1½ teaspoon whole juniper berries
1 teaspoon pink peppercorns
6 ounces sheep-milk feta

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