This week’s Baked Pasta with Feta recipe from Gail Boisclair transforms feta and tomatoes baked in the oven and tossed through pasta into a tasty treat. Caroline is pairing this cheesy pasta with a Greek white, while Emily is choosing cheeses with a note of sweetness. Want to know which and why? Tune in!

Ingredients:
1 block (200 grams/ 7oz) good quality feta
12-18 cherry tomatoes
1 medium-sized diced red onion
½ diced green pepper
3-4 slivered garlic cloves
1 tsp cayenne pepper
Salt, pepper to taste
1-2 tbsp olive oil
Garnish: fresh basil and crushed red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F with the rack in the middle of the oven and prepare your vegetables. Drizzle a bit of olive oil in the bottom of a baking dish. Add all the vegetables. If you want, you can cut the cherry tomatoes in half. Place the block of feta in the middle of the baking dish on top of the vegetables. Sprinkle cayenne pepper, salt and pepper then drizzle with olive oil.

Put the baking dish in the oven for 20-30 minutes (check at 20 minutes).

While the feta is baking, boil some water and make a pot of pasta. Do not discard all of your pasta water! Once the feta is finished, remove from the oven and mix the feta into the vegetables. Slowly add the pasta, mixing it in as you are adding it. If it seems too dry, add a bit of the pasta water. Once all of the pasta is mixed in, plate it and add the garnish.



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Host: Caroline Conner https://www.parisundergroundradio.com/carolineconner; Website: www.winedinecaroline.com, www.lyonwinetastings.com
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Music Credits
Theme music by “A Night Alone” by TrackTribe
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Maybe the best thing to come out of lockdown is the surge in creativity of our home-cooked meals. The Chez Toi podcast wants to take these meals one step further and pair your new creations with the perfect wine and most complementary cheese. Hear from the home cooks themselves as they describe the dish and its inspiration.
 
Then, wine expert Caroline Conner and cheese expert Emily Monaco will work their magic to show you how a simple recipe can be transformed from an every day at-home experience into a gourmet meal chez toi. 

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