Description
Six ingredients, five minutes, one incredibly creamy and moreish spinach and feta dip. Just throw everything into a food processor and press go. This is one of my all-time favourite dip recipes, for good reason. It’s so quick, super versatile and always popular at parties.
Ingredients
For the dip –
- 200g/7oz feta
- 50g/2oz cream cheese
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup baby spinach leaves (roughly a handful)
- Black pepper
To garnish (optional) –
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon chopped spinach leaves
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
Instructions
- Make the dip. Break up the feta and add it to the bowl of your food processor or blender along with the cream cheese, 2 garlic cloves, 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 cup of spinach leaves and a good grind of black pepper. Blitz for a couple of minutes, until a smooth, creamy dip forms.
- Garnish and serve. Transfer the dip onto a serving plate or bowl. Finish by scattering over the chopped basil and spinach leaves and teaspoon of chilli flakes, before finishing with a drizzle of olive oil.
Notes
STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS: This dip will keep well for 5 days in the fridge in a covered container. It does firm up after being chilled, so just give it a mix before serving. You can mix through a little more olive oil if you like.
INGREDIENT NOTES: I find that the dip doesn’t need salt because feta is salty enough – but you can add a little if you like. Just taste it after blending before you add anything.
SUBSTITUTIONS: You could use Greek yogurt, sour cream or creme fraiche in place of the cream cheese if you like.
- Prep Time: 5
- Category: dips
- Method: no cook
- Cuisine: mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 tablespoons
- Calories: 96
- Sugar: 0.9g
- Sodium: 241mg
- Fat: 8.8g
- Saturated Fat: 4.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.3
- Carbohydrates: 1.3g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Protein: 3.4g
- Cholesterol: 23mg
Keywords: feta dip, whipped feta, spinach dip