Tirokafteri (Spicy Cheese Spread)
"A spicy spread to be enjoyed as a meze or dip with pita crisps."
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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1 1/2 cups
ingredients
- 10 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 5 tablespoons Greek yogurt or 5 tablespoons sour cream
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 1⁄2 - 2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
directions
- Beat all the ingredients with a mixer until combined and fluffy (adjust heat to personal preference by adding more tabasco).
- Keeps up to 1 week in refrigerator.
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Reviews
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I made the recipe first exactly as shown, but found the feta a little overpowering. I then added fresh white cheese (myzithra in Greece, but could be any unsalted fresh cheese such as ricotta or even cottage cheese). My family loved it on pita bread and it vanished in no time! -
Excellent, made it as written and served it with pita crisps. 2 days later I added dried oregano and fresh chopped parsley to what was left and we enjoyed it again!! -
Perfection! If I closed my eyes I could be back in my favourite taverna on Tinos. The full-on savoury flavour, the slight dry taste in the mouth, the heat kick that follows. -
y ruin this wonderful recipe with tabasco? instead use a jalepenio pepper and or red peppers then we r talking -
Thoroughly enjoyed this recipe! I too found the feta a little too much for my tastes, but I just added more sour cream. Thanks!
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
