As with many recipes, the better the quality of ingredients you can find and use, the better the dish. This one is no exception. Use your favorite feta, sour cream and cream cheese for this.

Serve this dish right away with warm olives. You can use crusty bread – we toasted ours! Or robust crackers. Neither the bread nor the crackers should have any additional seasoning as it will conflict with flavors in the dip. But seeds and whole grains work very well!

Looking for a gluten-free appetizer, but not this one? Try one of these:

• Armenian Dolma
• Caprese Salad
• Hummus
• Marinated Mushrooms
• Potato Stackers
• Wilted Cucumbers
• Yogurt-Marinated Mushrooms

Whipped Feta with Roasted Shallots and Olives

A quick, tangy appetizer that always gets plenty of raves. The cheese whip can be made the day before, if needed, then just roast the olives and assemble on a plate!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Calories 221 kcal

Ingredients

  

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Roasted Olives and Shallots

• 6 oz pitted green olives
• 6 oz pitted kalamata olives
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 3 shallots sliced thin
• 2 tsp dried thyme
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp ground black pepper

Whipped Feta

• 8 oz feta cheese
• ⅓ cup sour cream
• 2 Tbsp water or milk
• 8 oz cream cheese block
• ½ lemon juiced
• 1 Tbsp honey
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 Tbsp olive oil extra virgin
• 2-5 cloves garlic
• extra virgin olive oil for garnish

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 400 ℉. In a baking dish add both olives, olive oil, shallots, thyme, oregano, salt, and pepper. Toss everything together. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Set aside to slightly cool.
• In the food processor add all the ingredients for the whipped feta dip. Pulse until smooth. Spread the dip on a plate.
• Top with roasted olives. Garnish with an extra drizzle of extra virgin olive oil!

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 221kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 5gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 848mgPotassium: 89mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 463IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 143mgIron: 1mg

Keyword appetizer, gluten-free, vegetarian

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