vine leaves 8, large, vacuum packed or bottled
feta cheese 2 x 200g blocks
thyme leaves 1 tbsp, chopped
spice paste 4 tbsp (the recipe above)
olive oil 4 tbsp
lemon 1
Preheat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6. Place a piece of foil or baking parchment on the bottom of a baking dish. It will make it easier to lift out the parcels.
Place 6 of the vine leaves flat on the baking paper, each slightly overlapping. Sit 1 of the blocks of feta in the middle, then sprinkle over the thyme leaves. No salt or pepper. Put 2 tbsp of the spice paste on top of the cheese, then fold the leaves over the top of the block and secure with a wooden skewer or a couple of cocktail sticks.
Repeat with the remaining leaves and the second block of cheese, thyme and spice paste, then secure the leaves and trickle both with the olive oil.
Bake the parcels for 20 minutes until the leaves have started to crisp and the cheese is hot, then open the leaves and let the top of the cheese feel the heat for 5 to