Purple Haze, a fresh goat cheese infused with lavender and fennel pollen, marinated in olive oil with rosemary, olives, and black pepper.

A Marinated Cheese Recipe, Dripping with Olive Oil

Here’s how to make yourself some olive oil-marinated cheese in 3 steps.

• Soft, spreadable cheeses like chèvre, ricotta, and quark, which you can roll into nickel-sized balls.
• Semi-firm, spongy cheese like feta, mozzarella, and halloumi, which absorb the marinade like a dream.
• Hard, dry cheeses like Manchego, Piave, and Pecorino, which become soft and buttery when marinated.

• Gooey, funky soft-ripened and washed cheeses like brie and Taleggio, which are too delicate and get slimy.
• Punchy blues cheeses like Roquefort,  which overpower the oil, unless they’re stuffed inside olives.

Marinated Manchego with orange peel, black pepper, and rosemary

Step 3: Marinate

Layer the cheese and spices in a 12-oz mason jar and then fill with olive oil. Let marinate for at least one week. Or, to save time,  gently cook your flavorings in a saucepan over very low heat, let cool, and then marinate your cheese for just 20 minutes.

Marinated Cheese Recipe

• 6 – 8 oz cheese
• Extra virgin olive oil, to cover
• Selected flavorings, such as:

Equipment //

• 8 oz mason jar
• Chef’s knife

Method //

1. Cut hard cheese into ½ inch cubes, or roll soft cheese into nickel-sized balls.
2. Add cheese to the jar, layering with the flavorings so they intermix well.
3. Pour the olive oil into the jar until everything is covered.
4. Store in the fridge and marinate for at least 1 week. Enjoy with warm bread and chilled wine.

• Quick method: gently cook the herbs in a saucepan over very low heat, let cool, and then marinate the cheese for 20 minutes.
• This keeps a really long time: I’ve had marinated cheese in my fridge for months.
• Once the cheese is gone, save the olive oil to use in salad dressing.

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Ingredients

1. 8 oz cheese
2. Extra virgin olive oil, to cover

Favorings, such as

1. 2 garlic cloves, crushed
2. 2-4 sprigs of fresh herbs
3. 1 bay leaf
4. 1 tablespoon peppercorns
5. Other fun things, like citrus peels, whole spices, olives, or sun-dried tomatoes

Instructions

1. Cut hard cheese into ½ inch cubes, or roll soft cheese into nickel-sized balls.
2. Add cheese to the jar, layering with the flavorings so they intermix well.
3. Pour the olive oil into the jar until everything is covered.
4. Store in the fridge and marinate for at least 1 week. Enjoy with warm bread and chilled wine.

Notes

1. Quick method: gently cook the herbs in a saucepan over very low heat, let cool, and then marinate the cheese for 20 minutes.
2. This keeps a really long time: I've had marinated cheese in my fridge for months.
3. Once the cheese is gone, save the olive oil to use in salad dressing.
4. Use a 12 oz mason jar so it doesn't overflow.

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