Sheep Milk Feta marinated in walnut oil with lemon, chile and fresh and dried herbs and spices

Ingredients

• ¼ cup roasted walnuts
• 1 tablespoon walnut oil
• ½ teaspoon flaked sea salt
• 1 cup walnut oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar
• 1 to 2 tablespoons dried ancho chile (seeds, veins and stems removed), torn or chopped into small pieces
• 1 small bay leaf
• 3 strips fresh lemon peel, plus additional for garnish in the jar
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, plus additional for garnish in the jar
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme, plus additional for garnish in the jar
• ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• ½ teaspoon dried parsley
• ¼ teaspoon anise seeds
• ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
• ¼ teaspoon dried lemon peel
• 1½ teaspoon whole juniper berries
• 1 teaspoon pink peppercorns
• 6 ounces sheep-milk feta