Feta Pepper Dip Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and milk until smooth; gently stir in red peppers and feta cheese. Serve with pita chips.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, feta cheese, peppers and basil until blended. Transfer to a greased 3-cup baking dish. Bake until bubbly, 25-30 minutes. Serve with baguette slices or chips., Editor's Note: To prepare in a slow cooker, mix ingredients as directed. Pour into a greased 1-1/2-qt. slow cooker; cook, covered, on low until heated through, 2-3 hours.

Steps:

• Blend feta, cream cheese and mayonnaise in a food processor until smooth, scraping the sides of processor a couple of times to make sure it all gets blended.
• Put blend in bowl and fold in peppers, scallions, lemon zest and black pepper.
• Transfer to the serving bowl and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Just before serving, you can drizzle with olive oil, if desired.
• This is good served with BBQ potato chips, toasted bread triangles -- whatever you like best!

Steps:

• For the fries: Dissolve the salt in a large bowl of cold water and add 1 cup of ice cubes. Submerge the potato wedges and soak for 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Drain the potatoes and pat them dry. Toss them in the butter and season with salt and pepper. Transfer them to the prepared baking sheet and bake, tossing halfway through, until browned, about 1 hour. Add additional salt and pepper if desired.
• For the feta-red pepper dip: Combine the bell pepper, feta, nuts, olive oil, honey, lemon juice, cumin, crushed red pepper, garlic, a pinch of salt and a few turns of black pepper in a food processor and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired.
• Top the fries with the feta-red pepper dip and serve.

Steps:

• Char peppers directly over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag 10 minutes. Peel, seed, and quarter peppers. Puree peppers, oil, garlic, and cheese in processor. Season with salt and pepper. Chill at least 3 hours or overnight.

Steps:

• Pulse feta cheese in a food processor just enough to get uniformly small crumbles; transfer to a bowl.
• Puree red peppers, pepperoncini peppers, and cayenne pepper in the food processor until smooth. Mix pepper puree, ricotta cheese, and lemon juice into feta cheese until dip is an even texture and color. Transfer to a sealed container; refrigerate 2 hours to overnight.