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This easy Roasted Red Pepper Feta Dip is creamy and zesty with a hint of smoky spice. And it’s ready in about 5 minutes, for your dipping pleasure!
This easy Roasted Red Pepper Feta Dip is creamy and zesty with a hint of smoky spice. And it’s ready in about 5 minutes, for your dipping pleasure!
Craving something a little different for your keto appetizers? Perhaps you’re hosting a football watch party and need a last minute addition to the lineup. Well, look no further than this easy Red Pepper Feta Dip.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the game-day classics like Sausage Cheese Dip or Caramelized Onion Dip. But this festive feta dip recipe is zesty and creamy, and fabulous with fresh veggies or keto crackers.
It’s also delicious as a sauce for grilled chicken or baked shrimp!
Why we love it
My husband is a feta fiend. He loves the stuff and adds it to any number of dishes. He’s the one who convinced me to add feta to our keto zucchini fritters. Yep, he’s a feta pusher!
So when I spotted some recipes for a Greek-style feta dip made with roasted peppers, I knew it would be a sure-fire win in our house. I checked out a few recipes and then struck out on my own. I found I had to adjust the flavor balance a bit before I was satisfied with the results.
But it was so ridiculously easy to make, and so ridiculously flavorful. We couldn’t stop dipping sliced cucumber into it as we walked through the kitchen.
And when I had leftovers, I added it as a sauce to some grilled chicken. That was delicious too!
Ingredient notes
- Feta cheese: Any brand or style of feta will work for this dip.
- Cottage cheese:Â Â This helps create more volume without using copious amounts of expensive feta. You can also use ricotta cheese.
- Roasted red peppers: Make it easy on yourself and use bottled roasted red pepper. Drain them before adding to the dip.
- Lemon juice: Use fresh squeezed lemon juice..
- Smoked paprika: This adds a wonderful smoky flavor to the dip but you can use regular paprika as well.
- Pepper: For a little kick, I recommend adding some red chili pepper or jalapeño.
- Pantry staples: Garlic and salt.
Step by step directions
1. Blend it up: Place all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired.
2. Serve it up: Transfer to a bowl, top with a little more crumbled feta, and serve with sliced cucumber and keto crackers. It’s also delicious as a sauce for chicken, fish, or roasted veggies.
Tips for Success
Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of the blender a few times while blending. This helps ensure it all gets blended and creamy!
You can hold back on the hot peppers if you are unsure of how much you should add, and add it in at the end after you taste it. It doesn’t make it overly spicy as is, but gives it a nice piquant kick.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you can make the dip a day before you serve it. Just store it in an air tight container or cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. Do the same with any leftovers you have. If all of your ingredients are fresh, it can last up to one week in the refrigerator.
To stay low carb or keto, I recommend serving this with sliced cucumber, celery sticks, and keto crackers. You can also use this dip as a sauce on baked chicken, fish, or even keto meatballs!
This easy keto appetizer recipe has 2.5g of carbs and 0.3g of fiber per serving. That comes to 2.2g net carbs per serving.
More delicious feta recipes
Roasted Red Pepper Feta Dip Recipe
Servings: 6 servings
This easy Roasted Red Pepper Feta Dip is creamy and zesty with a hint of smoky spice. And it’s ready in about 5 minutes, for your dipping pleasure!
- 5 ounces (141.75 g) feta cheese
- 1/3 cup (70 g) cottage cheese
- 1/3 cup (46.67 g) roasted red peppers, drained of excess liquid
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 small red chili pepper, or jalapeno
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp kosher salt
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Place all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings as desired.
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Transfer to a bowl, top with a little more crumbled feta, and serve with sliced cucumber and keto crackers.
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It’s also delicious as a sauce for chicken, fish, or roasted veggies.
Storage Information: Store it in an air tight container or cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use. If all of your ingredients are fresh, it can last up to one week in the refrigerator.
Serving: 4tablespoons (approx) | Calories: 75kcal | Carbohydrates: 2.5g | Protein: 5.1g | Fat: 5.1g | Fiber: 0.3g
Categories:
Appetizers & Snacks,
Low Carb,
Nutritional Disclaimer
Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using MacGourmet software and I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it does not affect my own blood glucose levels. I do my best to be as accurate as possible but you should independently calculate nutritional information on your own before relying on them. I expressly disclaim any and all liability of any kind with respect to any act or omission wholly or in part in reliance on anything contained in this website.
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