Roasted Red Pepper Greek Dip
Richly flavored, salty, creamy and very satisfying.
- 1 cup Roasted Red Peppers
- 4 oz. Cream Cheese
- 1/2 cup Mascarpone Cheese
- 1 Tbsp. Freshly chopped thyme
- 1/4 tsp. Oregano, dried
- 1/4 tsp. Garlic, grated
- 1 Tbsp. Chives, chopped
- 1/2 cup Feta cheese, more for garnish
- 12 Calamata olive, chopped
- Fresh Thyme for garnish
- Salt/Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- Olive oil drizzle for garnish
Place peppers in a small food processor/mini-max. Blend until smooth.
Add cream cheese and mascarpone and blend again until well incorporated.
Add dried oregano, fresh thyme, grated garlic, chives and blend again until very smooth.
Remove from blender and add 1/2 cup Feta cheese, and black olives. Stir well to combine. Taste for seasoning. Add salt/pepper and more thyme if needed. Drizzle with olive oil.
Garnish with more Feta and fresh thyme and let sit in the fridge for a couple hours or overnight to combine flavors.
Serve with fresh raw veg-crudite-and pita crackers.