Whipped Feta Herb Dip is a flavorful addition to crudites with feta cheese whipped until light and fluffy with roasted garlic and loads of fresh herbs.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Mediterranean
Prep Time 1 minuteminute
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour1 minuteminute
Servings 8servings
Calories 96kcal
Author Tristin Rieken - ONE armed MAMA
Ingredients
10clovesgarlicroughly 1 head
4ouncesfeta cheese½ cup crumbled
4ouncescream cheesesoftened
¼cupplain greek yogurt
1tablespoonfresh dill
2tablespoonsfresh chives
2tablespoonsfresh basil
¼teaspooncracked black pepper
Instructions
Roasted Garlic
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Separate head of garlic into individual cloves. Rub off any papery skin but do not completely peel the cloves. Trim the end off the stem end of each clove.
Put the cloves in the center of a piece of foil, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and gather up into a pouch.
Bake directly on the oven rack until soft and lightly browned, about an hour.
Open the pouch and let cool until the are cold enough to handle. Then squeeze each clove gently at the untrimmed end. Store refrigerated until ready to use.
Whipped Feta Herb Dip
Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and pulse until completely smooth and air has been whipped in.
Spoon into serving dish and top with a drizzle of olive oil. Garnish with roasted garlic cloves and fresh herbs.
Store covered in the refrigerator until ready to serve, up to 3 days. Serve with vegetables, pita chips, beet crisps or toasted baguette.