Creamy Feta Dip (Some Like It Hot, Others Not!)
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 200 g feta cheese (drained and crumbled)
- 250 g cream cheese
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin is better for this, but other olive oil works in a pinch)
- water
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder (NOT garlic salt!)
- 2 -4 teaspoons sambal oelek (2 tsp or 1 chile is mild) or 2 birds eye chile, chopped and deseeded (2 tsp or 1 chile is mild)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
directions
- For the spicy version: put feta, cream cheese, oil, garlic powder, Sambal oelek and tomato paste with 100 ml of water in a food processor and combine to smooth.
- For the mild version: put feta, cream cheese, oil, garlic powder, oregano and basil with 100 ml of water in a food processor and combine to smooth.
- Add more water for a thinner dip if you prefer, which is better for chips or veggies. It is better to do this after processing the dip as that some cream cheese types make for different results.
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