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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Fantastic Feta Cheese Spread!

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 10
  • 10 1/2 ounces baked corn tortilla chips
  • 7 ounces roasted red peppers, drained (packed in water)
  • 1 lb reduced-fat cream cheese or 2 (8 ounce) packages reduced-fat cream cheese, softened, cut up
  • 4 ounces reduced-fat feta cheese, crumbled
  • black pepper, freshly ground
  • 3 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
  • 1/4 cup whole fresh dill sprig

Recipe

  • 1 slice off a 1 1/2-inch piece of roasted pepper to use for garnish; wrap and refrigerate. in a food processor, combine remaining roasted peppers, cream cheese, feta cheese, garlic and black pepper; process until smooth. add chopped dill; pulse until evenly distributed.
  • 2 scrape mixture into a serving bowl; cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour (or up to 5 days) to firm up slightly and for flavors to blend.
  • 3 to serve, smooth surface of dip with a spatula. arrange dill sprigs on top in a circular fashion to form a “wreath” cut reserved piece of roasted pepper into tiny “berries" and place on wreath. or create any other decorative pattern you desire. yields about 3 tablespoons of spread and 8 chips per serving.

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