Baked Feta With Tomatoes, Peppers And Olives
on Nov 26, 2020, Updated Aug 18, 2025
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Have you ever tried baking feta cheese? Try throwing a whole block of it into the oven with Mediterranean vegetables and flavors and 30 minutes later you’ll have a virtually effortless but incredibly delicious dish. You could say it’s like a warm Greek salad, and it makes a delicious shared appetizer, lunch, or side!
A family favorite recipe
Every once in a while, I make a new recipe that I know I’ll make again and again. It gets the seal of approval from my ‘chief testers’ aka Mr. Scrummy and our son. It’s also easy enough and yet impressive enough to serve to guests.
This baked feta with tomatoes, peppers and olives is one of those recipes.
If you’ve ever been to Greece, you may have eaten various versions of cooked feta cheese. The dish that this recipe is based on is called ‘bouyiourdi’ in Greece. I’ve eaten it there and it’s delicious but usually it’s very heavy on the feta and not so heavy on the veggies.
This is for sure inspired by my time living in Greece. But to make it into a more filling and versatile dish I decided to massively increase the amount of tomatoes, peppers, onions and olives. I hope you’ll love it as much as we do!
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- Quick & easy. Just throw everything into a dish and bake for 30 minutes.
- Like a warm Greek salad!
- Easy to prep ahead.
- Versatile. Can be a shared appetizer for guests, or an easy side dish or lunch for your family.
- Turn into ‘TikTok pasta’! Just smash the dish up with a fork, and then stir through cooked pasta for an easy and incredibly tasty dinner. Yum.
5 Star Review *****
“Our family makes this regularly once every month or month and a half. Usually eat it with baguette. Excellent and so easy to prepare.” (Aryeh)
About the ingredients
You’ll find a full list of ingredients with amounts in the recipe card below. But here’s a summary of what you need to know.
This is one of those recipes that hardly needs a recipe. Treat the amounts stated in the printable recipe as just a guide!
Feta cheese: As this is the star of the show in this recipe, I like to use good quality feta cheese. Preferably Greek. You’ll need a thick slice. Or two thick slices for a bigger crowd. Check the ingredients and look for just milk, rennet and salt. Try not to use brands with a lot of ‘extra’ ingredients.
Cherry tomatoes: Or any small tomatoes. Multi-colored ones can be nice. Just slice in half and throw them in!
Peppers: 1 medium sized pepper is all you’ll need. I like to use half a green pepper and half a red to make the dish more colourful. But use any color you like.
Onion: Just a 1/4 to 1/2 a medium sliced onion is enough. You can use red onion (my favorite) for a milder flavor, or yellow or white onion for punchier onion flavor.
Kalamata olives: Around 15 as a general guide. Just slice and throw them in. Or throw them in whole – it’s up to you. I prefer to use olives that already have the stone removed so that no one breaks their teeth!
Olive oil and dried oregano: Toss everything apart from the feta in a generous amount of olive oil and oregano. It’ll combine with the veggies to make the most delicious juices to mop up with bread.
Paprika: For sprinkling over the whole dish before baking. It’s optional, but adds a little color, aroma and mild spicy flavor to the whole dish.
How to make it
You could virtually make this baked feta recipe blind-folded!
See how easy it is? Slice the cherry tomatoes in half – if you like – then roughly chop the peppers and onion.
Toss plenty of olive oil and dried oregano through. Then nestle a whole block of quality feta cheese in the middle.
Scatter with paprika and a bit more olive oil, then bake for about 30 minutes or until bubbling and starting to brown.
How to serve
Yep, looks and sounds delicious, I hear you Mediterranean food lovers thinking. But is this baked feta dish an appetizer, a dip, party dish, lunch, side dish or dinner?
Well, any one of the above! My favorite way to serve it is as a shared appetizer or as part of a larger Mediterranean style meal.
It’s important to serve it immediately while still hot. Preferably with a big plate of these 2-minute olive oil toasts. Or if you have some extra time, you won’t regret making a loaf of this traditional Greek bread (it’s SO easy)!
Or air fryer pita chips! (If you have an air fryer. If not, just bake instead!)
When it’s just out of the oven the squidgy warm feta is perfect for smooshing onto the toast with some of the roasted Mediterranean vegetables. Don’t forget to mop up the amazing juices!
You can also serve this oven baked feta dish like this:
- As a lunch for 2, or for 4 if you double it and serve in a bigger dish. Add crispy smashed lemon potatoes on the side (air fry or bake).
- For dinner with a simple meat, fish or veggie protein. Try baked chicken skewers!
- As a BBQ side dish.
- As a baked feta dip at a party.
- Stirred through pasta! Did you catch the viral TikTok trend? All you have to do is cook some pasta (I like penne or similar, but any pasta works). When it’s ready, mash up the baked feta right in the dish. Then stir it through the hot pasta, serve and enjoy!
It’s a pretty simple idea, right? But it tastes as good as if you’d slaved over a hot stove for hours!
Recipe FAQs
Simply assemble the dish, cover it, and keep in the fridge for up to 24 hours until ready to bake. I would drizzle with the olive oil just before baking. It’s important to only bake it just before eating because you want the feta to be hot and easy to squish onto bread!
Yes, you can. Try sliced zucchini, small cubes of eggplant and even chopped broccolini. You could also skip the peppers and/or onion and add more tomatoes for a very tomato-y but just-as-delicious version!
If you like this recipe, you might also like these baked feta filo parcels with honey! Or try a cold and spicy Greek feta dip instead (also delicious!).
More Mediterranean favorites to try
- No apologies for spamming you with these incredible Greek potatoes. Wow guests with them or make them as a midweek treat to go with whatever you have in the fridge.
- This is our favourite Greek baked eggplant with tomatoes and feta. It goes especially well with meatballs!
- This baked Greek chicken and potatoes is another staple in our house. Always serve with a traditional Greek salad and tzatziki!
- This spinach and feta filo pie makes a perfect lunch for guests.
- More baked feta! This time with chicken in the form of this 20-minute baked chicken with feta and lemon.
Baked Feta With Tomatoes, Peppers And Olives
Ingredients
- 9 ounces cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- ½ red pepper, sliced into smallish strips
- ½ green pepper, sliced into smallish strips (or just use 1 green or red pepper)
- ¼ medium onion, (¼ to ½) sliced thinly
- 15 Kalamata olives, stoned and chopped in half (or leave whole but buy stoned olives)
- 3.5 ounces feta cheese, (Try to buy an entire thick slice – I prefer Greek)
- ½ tablespoon dried oregano
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil, plus a little extra
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 190C/375F. Put the tomato halves, pepper pieces, onion and olives into a small to medium baking dish (around 8 inch x 8 inch or similar).9 ounces cherry tomatoes, ½ red pepper, ½ green pepper, ¼ medium onion, 15 Kalamata olives
- Sprinkle over the oregano and pour over the olive oil. Mix well.½ tablespoon dried oregano, ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- Clear a gap in the middle of the vegetables. Nestle the block of feta in it.3.5 ounces feta cheese
- Sprinkle the whole dish with the paprika and some black pepper (to taste). Drizzle the top of the cheese with a little more olive oil.1 teaspoon paprika, black pepper to taste
- Bake for 30 minutes until the vegetables are starting to bubble and brown and the feta is soft.
- Serve immediately with fresh toasted bread (everyone serves themselves onto individual plates).
Oh jeez sounds like grocery store trips are going to be quite the experience for you! People aren’t even like that here in NY! This snack sounds fantastic!
The Greeks are actually great people, Chris. It’s just that some of those ladies can get a bit ‘determined’ with their trolleys, let’s say, when shopping! Glad you liked the appetizer!
Oh wow! I think my eyes popped out just a little when I got the first glimpse of this post! I want this baked feta … right in front of me … now!!!! You know I looooove super-easy recipes, so I for sure will not be slapping you (egads!) for saying you like them, too! Why make something difficult when it can be this lovely, with plenty of time left over to actually relax and ENJOY it?!?!? Ok – and totally hysterical about maniacal grannies crashing your bum with their trolleys! 😀 Pinning this beauty super-fast!!!
Shelley, this is a very sweet comment … thanks so much for the encouragement! And I’m so glad you won’t be slapping me!! I felt a bit naughty mentioning my ‘observations’ about the Greek granny supermarket-goers, but just couldn’t resist 😉
I have never had baked feta before – pairing it with tomatoes and olives sounds like a foodgasm for the tastebuds! 🙂
Haha! Try it, Shashi … it’s delicious!
This looks sounds and I can nearly taste this right through the screen. Love the simplicity of this. Not so much the shopping that sounds exhausting!
Haha! Yes, it was pretty tiring but totally worth it to get this at the end! Glad you like it, Denise!
What a stunning recipe. And what pretty pictures. I’ve had baked camembert and brie before, but never feta – inspired idea.
Thank you, Skye, and thanks so much for taking the time to pass by! I’m so enjoying getting to know all you marvelous people! I’m pretty sure you’d like this if you like baked camembert and brie. Actually, it’s like a much lighter version of those kinds of appetizers 🙂
Never thought about baking feta…what a great idea, thanks for sharing 😉
You’re welcome, Mariana! The Greeks figured out ages ago how good it is!
Omg, totally drooling over here! Deconstructed Greek salad sounds right up my alley, and the picture you’ve painted, nibbling on this on a warm sunny evening, glass of wine in hand, is so bewitching! Pinned!
That really is one of the best things about Greece – sitting outside on a warm evening and tucking into simple but delicious food with friends. If you ever get the chance to visit Greece, DO! 🙂
Hehe now I’ve learned a new term: “trollied backside”! I’ve never been to Greece but it’s always interesting to see what local supermarkets offer! This looks like a simple but delicious standby recipe.
Hehe indeed … I have to admit I had a bit of a chuckle over that one myself. I love visiting the supermarkets in different countries, too. I even enjoyed having a good look what Coles had to offer when I was living in Australia these past months. I loved all the dips and Asian produce … and Tim Tams of course! It is a bit of a relief to get back to cheaper tomatoes, though! They are so tasty here, too.
Oh goodness gracious this sounds delicious! I love feta but baked and with all those awesome tomatoes and peppers? Perfect! Plus, anything that remotely resembles a greek salad is a huge win in my opinion : )
Glad you like it, Ashley! The best part is mopping up the lovely tomatoey juice at the end!
This appetizer sounds delicious! Warm cheese on a crostini? Yum!
I guess that’s exactly what it is, Natalie … fabulous way to describe it!
After your experience at the supermarket I’ll bet it felt really good to sit down and enjoy this lovely dish. And yes, simple is always good 🙂
If a bad supermarket trip is pretty much all I have to complain about and then I get to eat something so beautifully simple as this, then I guess I’m not doing too badly! Thanks for passing by and commenting, Christina. 🙂
Feta and olives and tomato are my favourite combination right now! This looks beyond delicious. Such gorgeous photos!
Thank you, Sam, that’s so sweet of you to say! If you like Greek salad, you’ll love this, I promise you. Thanks for passing by, too!
Despite the madness, I think I could live in that market on olives and feta alone. These are some of my favorite flavors!
Thanks, Erin, and thank you too for passing by and reading! I know what you mean about these flavours together. They just WORK!
oh wow, this is a must try! I had some Mediterranean veg for dinner tonight and WISH I had some baked feta to go with it. I’ll remember it for the future 🙂
It’s sooo worth the ‘effort’, Aimee, even if you don’t have all of the ingredients. It’s really delicious!
Foreign supermarkets are my favorite! I feel like grocery shopping is always a “to-do” no matter where I go because it’s fascinating to see the kinds of things they have and sell. It usually ends up actually making me quite sad, because I know how prevalent it is in other countries to still have a cheese shop, a fishmonger, a bakery, a butcher, etc and with our superstore conglomerates, that is lost here. I’d take your grocery store any day, crazy grannies and all!
I know what you mean, Chrissy. I actually enjoy having a good look around foreign supermarkets, too. Also, when I go back to the UK now I actually feel almost a little overwhelmed by how much choice there is. Somehow simple but fresh feels better!
Hi Helen, Had myself a chuckle reading about your shopping experience. This baked feta looks divine and would be great to share with friends. Happy week-end to you!
Hehe … I could tell you so many more supermarket stories! This sure is a great ‘bonding with friends’ appetizer, as is much Greek food. Hope you have a great weekend, too!
Feta is one of my fettishes. (is that a word?) Anyway, I love this, and I want to try baked feta.
I hope you do try it, Norma. I think I could eat some of this every day!
Haha Helen, I love easy recipes and I always am drawn in when someone says this is easy. I know it will be up my alley 😀 This looks delicious! I love feta and it sounds like a perfect combination with fresh baked bread!
Thanks, Cindy! I think this would be up anyone who loves feta’s alley!
I can never resist some good authentic feta! This baked version sounds absolutely delicious!!
Thank you, Joanne! It really is good and I hope you try it some time. Enjoy your weekend!
Helen, this looks delicious! I love Greek food and reading your article I didn’t enjoy the supermarkets in Greece either! Whenever we’re on holiday in Greece we always buy the fresh feta cheese, and make a Greek salad with some crusty bread. So good, always recreate it in the Summer back here in the UK. 🙂
Haha! I was trying not to be too rude but I couldn’t help not poking just a little bit of fun at those ‘dedicated’ ladies! I could literally eat Greek salads every day, but this is a perfect winter alternative!