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🍽️ Marinated Sheep's Cheese Skewers with Sesame and Fennel

66 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp light sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp black sesame seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 200 g feta cheese (9 % fat absolute)
• 1 organic lemon
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• salt
• 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
• 4 sprigs mint
• 200 g cucumber (0.5 cucumbers)
• 10 green olives (pitted)

Instructions

1. 1. Put sesame seeds and fennel seeds into a non-stick pan.
2. 2. Toast the seeds in the pan without oil.
3. 3. Remove the pan from the heat and let the seeds cool down completely.
4. 4. Take the sheep's cheese out of the package and let the liquid drain off.
5. 5. Cut the cheese into 20 roughly equal-sized cubes.
6. 6. Rinse the lemon under hot water.
7. 7. Dry the lemon with a cloth.
8. 8. Grate the lemon peel finely.
9. 9. Squeeze half of the lemon.
10. 10. Use the rest of the lemon for something else.
11. 11. Measure exactly one tablespoon of lemon juice.
12. 12. Take a large bowl.
13. 13. Put the cooled fennel seeds into the bowl.
14. 14. Put the cooled sesame seeds into the bowl.
15. 15. Put the measured lemon juice into the bowl.
16. 16. Put the grated lemon peel into the bowl.
17. 17. Put oil into the bowl.
18. 18. Put a pinch of salt into the bowl.
19. 19. Put pepper into the bowl.
20. 20. Mix all ingredients in the bowl well.
21. 21. Put the sheep's cheese cubes into the marinade.
22. 22. Turn the cheese cubes so they are completely covered with the marinade.
23. 23. Cover the bowl.
24. 24. Place the bowl in the refrigerator.
25. 25. Let the cheese marinate for 4 hours.
26. 26. Wash the mint.
27. 27. Shake the mint dry.
28. 28. Pluck the mint leaves from the stems.
29. 29. Chop the mint leaves finely.
30. 30. Take the marinated cheese cubes out of the refrigerator.
31. 31. Mix the chopped mint with the cheese cubes.
32. 32. Take half a cucumber.
33. 33. Peel the cucumber partially.
34. 34. Halve the cucumber lengthwise.
35. 35. Remove the core with a spoon.
36. 36. Cut the cucumber into cubes of about 1 cm size.
37. 37. Take the olives.
38. 38. Let the olives drain in a small sieve.
39. 39. Halve the olives.
40. 40. Take 10 skewers.
41. 41. Alternately thread cucumber cubes and cheese cubes onto the skewers.
42. 42. Thread the olives onto the skewers as well.
43. 43. Serve the skewers.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 66
• Protein: 2 g · Fett/Fat: 6 g · Carbs: 1 g