This Honey Whipped Feta Dip is so creamy and delicious. It’s a little tart from the feta and lemon juice, and a little sweet from the honey. It gets its creamy texture from being whipped with Greek yogurt and olive oil, and is made with no cream cheese. Serve with some crushed pistachios and more honey on top for a perfect bite.
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Ingredients
Just a few simple ingredients are needed to make this honey whipped feta appetizer recipe. And since there are so few ingredients, try to use the best quality.
- Feta cheese: Salty feta is so delicious when whipped up. Look for high quality authentic Greek feta cheese in block form, not crumbled. The crumbled stuff has extra ingredients that’ll make it even less smooth when whipped.
- Greek yogurt: Full fat plain Greek yogurt is ideal for flavor and texture. If needed you can use low fat Greek yogurt, but add less because it's thinner. You can use sour cream instead as it has that same tangy flavor and similar consistency.
- Extra virgin olive oil: Good quality extra virgin olive oil. However, you don’t want it to be too strong of a flavor because it’ll overpower. So make sure it’s one you love! Or alternatively just use regular olive oil.
- Lemon juice: A little squeeze of zesty lemon juice really brightens it all up. Fresh lemon juice is best as opposed to pre-squeezed jarred.
- Garlic: One clove packs a punch of flavor.
- Honey: Honey brings sweetness! The balance of the salty feta and sweet honey is so good.
- Pistachios: These are optional, but I love adding chopped pistachios as a garnish to serve for a little crunch.
Step by step instructions
Creamy whipped feta dip is a perfect appetizer because it truly is just blending together ingredients, no cooking required! Full recipe with ingredient quantities can be found in the recipe card below.
1. Add all ingredients to a food processor. To the bowl of a food processor add the feta, yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and honey.
2. Process to combine. Pulse together until well blended and smooth. To serve, transfer to a shallow bowl and top with more honey and chopped pistachios.
Tips and tricks
This honey whipped recipe is super straightforward but the below tips, tricks and customizations should help make sure it’s perfect and exactly as you’d like!
- Use good quality ingredients. Since there are so few ingredients in this recipe, using good quality will make sure it’s full of flavor and tastes the best it can.
- Use a high powered food processor. This will help make sure it whips up nice and smooth, however it’s important to note that due to the feta's crumbly texture, it’ll likely still be a little grainy even after being whipped.
- If you want to get rid of the graininess, run it through a fine mesh strainer.
- Make it thicker or thinner by adding more or less olive oil to your liking.
- Add a little heat by adding some red pepper flakes, Calabrian chilis, or aleppo into the food processor as you blend.
- To serve, warm up the honey before you drizzle it on top. Then not only will you have the sweet salty combination, you’ll also have the warm cold combination.
- Don’t over whip in the food processor because it’ll get too thin.
How to serve
There are many ways to serve creamy feta dip that are totally customizable. From what you use to dip, adding it to sandwiches, and delicious toppings.
- Dip with:
- Crusty bread (baguette, sourdough, whole wheat, rustic, etc.)
- Warm pita bread
- Crispy pita chips
- Raw crunchy veggies (carrots, celery, cucumbers)
- Try spreading it:
- On a veggie sandwich
- In a pita sandwich
- Whipped feta and watermelon crostini
- Topping suggestions:
- Chopped nuts and herbs (pistachios, pecans, walnuts, mint, basil, cilantro)
- Roasted cherry tomatoes
- Hot honey (meaning either spicy honey or warmed up honey)
- Confit garlic
- Tomatoes, cucumber, and mint
- Alternatively you could thin it out with some more olive oil and drizzle it over some seared chicken or shrimp.
Storage
If you have leftovers, store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. It’ll set a bit, so let it come to room temperature before serving.
FAQs
Sure can! Take it out to come to room temperature at least 30 minutes before you want to serve.
First and foremost look for the yellow and red PDO authentication on the packaging. Authentic feta is usually found in a canister in a salty brine. It also should be made from sheep’s milk or goat’s milk, not cow’s milk.
If it’s thinned out too much from being overwhipped or using too much oil, add more feta to balance it out.
I wouldn’t, it will mess up the texture.
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📖 Recipe
Honey Whipped Feta Dip
INGREDIENTS
- 6 oz block of feta cheese
- ½ cup whole milk greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 tablespoon honey + more to serve
- ¼ cup chopped roasted pistachios
INSTRUCTIONS
- Combine feta, yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and honey in the bowl of a food processor.
- Pulse until well blended and smooth.
- Transfer to a shallow bowl and top with chopped pistachios and a drizzle of honey.
NOTES
- Use good quality ingredients. Since there are so few ingredients in this recipe, using good quality will make sure it’s full of flavor and tastes the best it can.
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Use a high powered food processor. This will help make sure it whips up nice and smooth, however it’s important to note that due to the feta's crumbly texture, it’ll likely still be a little grainy even after being whipped.
- If you want to get rid of the graininess, run it through a fine mesh strainer.
- Make it thicker or thinner by adding more or less olive oil to your liking.
- Add a little heat by adding some red pepper flakes, Calabrian chilis, or aleppo into the food processor as you blend.
- To serve, warm up the honey before you drizzle it on top. Then not only will you have the sweet salty combination, you’ll also have the warm cold combination.
- Don’t over whip in the food processor because it’ll get too thin.
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