Pan-Fried Feta Tortilla

The day I made this was a grocery shopping day. I love wandering the store, no matter which grocer it is, looking for dreams to cook. Wandering aisles, gathering ingredients that I’ve either used many, many times before… or things that were new to me. I don’t normally purchase tortillas. They’re just… not something that occurs to me to buy. Finding a fresh block of feta right next to them, however, reminded me of my love for slathering them with mayonnaise, pan-frying them… and eating them like that. The one difference? I fried crumbled feta onto them, adding brininess to the salinity of the mayo-slathered, crispy tortillas. For anyone who’s not afraid of a lot of grease, this is for you. I hope you love this recipe as much as I loved developing it.

Ingredients:

1 pat of unsalted butter

2 small corn tortillas

Enough mayo to slather

1/2 cup fresh goat feta log, amount halved for each tortilla

Directions:

Add the pat of butter to a medium saucepan, and put it on medium-high heat to melt.

Take two small corn tortillas. Slather one side of each with mayonnaise. Lay one tortilla mayo-side down in the pan. Carefully, slather the other side with mayonnaise. Once the underside is starting to brown, flip.

Crumble fresh feta over the top. Wait a few seconds. Press the feta into the tortilla with the back of the spatula. Flip. Allow to fry for about five seconds. Flip again, careful not to lose the feta to the pan. Slide onto plate.

Repeat exact process with second tortilla.

Serving Suggestions:

Ginger beer, pilsner, lemonade.