Best Mediterranean Dip Recipes

SEVEN-LAYER MEDITERRANEAN DIP

Steps:

• Spread hummus into a 9-in. pie plate. Top with sour cream, red peppers, cheese, onion and olives. Sprinkle with parsley. Refrigerate until serving. Serve with pita chips.

MEDITERRANEAN DIP

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, garlic, lemon juice, and Italian seasoning together. Spread mixture onto the bottom of a round 10-inch dish. Spread hummus on top.
• Mix tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, and red onion together in a bowl; spread over the hummus. Sprinkle feta cheese on top. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

MEDITERRANEAN DIP WITH PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Cut each pita half into three wedges; separate each wedge into two pieces. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Spritz both sides of wedges with cooking spray; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon garlic powder. , Bake at 350° for 5-6 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks., Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, yogurt, oregano, coriander, pepper and remaining garlic powder. Spread into a 9-in. pie plate. Top with tomato, pepperoncini, olives, cucumber, feta cheese and parsley. Serve with pita chips.

MEDITERRANEAN ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, add the artichoke hearts, mayonnaise, hummus, feta, kalamata olives, Castelvetrano olives, pimientos, sour cream, parsley, garlic, 2 cups of the Monterey Jack and 3/4 cup of the Parmesan and season with salt and pepper. Fold to combine. Spoon the mixture into an 8-inch baking dish. Top with the remaining 1 cup Monterey Jack and 1/4 cup Parmesan.
• Bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 25 minutes. Cover and take to the party!

MEDITERRANEAN EGGPLANT DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Cut eggplant crosswise into 1-in. slices; place on a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Top with onion and garlic cloves. Drizzle with oil., Roast until eggplant is very soft, 40-45 minutes, turning and stirring vegetables once. Cool slightly., Place eggplant mixture in a food processor; process until blended. Transfer to a large bowl; stir in sour cream, lemon juice, salt, pepper and, if desired, liquid smoke., Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with flatbread and vegetables as desired.

MEDITERRANEAN LAYERED DIP

Steps:

• Spread hummus onto a 12-in. round serving platter; top with roasted peppers., In a small bowl, combine the spinach, lemon juice, oil, basil and mint. Using a slotted spoon, spoon spinach mixture over peppers. Top with cheese, olives and onion. Serve with vegetables or pita chips.

MEDITERRANEAN CHIPS & DIP

Steps:

• Place the first seven ingredients in a food processor; cover and process until smooth., For pita chips, cut each pita bread into eight wedges; place on ungreased baking sheets. Brush with oil and sprinkle with seasonings. Bake at 400° for 4-6 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with dip.

7 LAYER MEDITERRANEAN DIP (WITH HUMMUS)

Steps:

• Spread hummus on bottom of 9" pie plate or serving dish.
• Layer with remaining ingredients.
• Serve with pieces of pita bread or pita chips.

MEDITERRANEAN ONION DIP

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the garlic, red pepper, onion soup mix, feta cheese, cream cheese, sour cream and olives. Process until smooth and well blended. Transfer to a bowl, and refrigerate for 30 minutes to blend flavors before serving.

MEDITERRANEAN DIP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and hummus; mix well.
• Spread into a pie plate or servewear of similar size.
• Sprinkle olives, feta, artichoke hearts, green onions and carrot - adding each as a layer.
• Drizzle with reserved artichoke marinade.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least an hour or up to 12 hours.
• Serve with pita crackers.

HEALTHY MEDITERRANEAN:ROASTED RED PEPPER & FETA DIP #3

Steps:

• Char peppers directly over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag 10 minutes. Peel and seed peppers.
• Puree all ingredients including peppers in processor. Season with salt and pepper. Chill at least 3 hours or overnight.

MEDITERRANEAN PARTY DIP WITH PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Mix yogurt, cream cheese and first 4 dried spices until well blended. Spread dip in shallow glass casserole dish or pie plate. Cover and let sit in refrigerator for a few hours if you can.
• Carefully open the pita breads and cut into triangles, and place on two baking sheets spraying both sides with olive oil spray (or brush a small amt on each one) and lightly sprinkle with garlic salt. If the pita bread will not separate, then just cut them into the wedges and brush a small amount of olive oil onto each side instead of using the olive oil spray. Bake at 350 until just starting to brown on edges, about 10 minutes or so.
• Peel and seed the cucumber (seed it by cutting lengthwise and running a spoon along the center). Chop finely and layer on top of dip. Follow with diced tomatoes, black olives, pepperoncinis and feta cheese. Top with chopped parsley if desired.

6-LAYER MEDITERRANEAN DIP

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, 1 cup of feta, milk and basil until well-blended. Spread in bottom of 9" pie plate.
• Top with drained spinach, then tomato, then green onion, then black olives, then remaining feta cheese.
• Cover and refrigerate about 1 hour before serving.

SOUTHERN MEDITERRANEAN GOAT CHEESE SPREAD OR DIP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl crumble goat cheese. Meanwhile in a small chilled bowl, whip cream until thickened only and stir into goat cheese.
• Stir in herbs, shallot, lemon peel, and garlic. Season to taste with sea salt and pepper. Thin with additional cream, if desired. Serve on toasted pita wedges, Syrian bread or anything you wish.
• * 1/4 cup in total. Mix the herb amounts to your preference but you might want to make the parsley the main herb with smaller amounts of the remaining 3.

MEDITERRANEAN DIP WITH GARLIC PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Cut the eggplants, peppers and onion into 1-in. pieces; place in a large bowl. Add the oil, salt and pepper; toss to coat. Transfer to two greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. , Bake at 400° for 40 minutes, stirring once. Stir in garlic; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Cool for 10 minutes. Place vegetables and tomato paste in a food processor; cover and process until desired consistency., For pita chips, in a small bowl, combine the oil, cheese, garlic and seasonings. Place pita breads on baking sheets; brush with half of oil mixture. Bake at 350° for 7 minutes. Turn over; brush with remaining mixture. Bake 7-9 minutes longer or until crisp. Cut each pita into six wedges. Serve with dip.

SIX-LAYER MEDITERRANEAN DIP

Steps:

• 1 First, strain the yogurt by putting cheesecloth or a paper coffee filter in the bottom of a strainer and pour in all the yogurt but 1/4 cup (reserve for later); let it strain for a couple of hours to thicken it up, or overnight (in the fridge) to make thicker "yogurt cheese" (I prefer it just for a couple of hours; you could also substitute sour cream for the yogurt, if you like). 2 Combine the reserved 1/4 cup of un-strained yogurt with the prepared hummus, then spread mixture on the bottom of a 9 inch pie dish. 3 Combine remaining strained yogurt and cumin and spread over the hummus layer. 4 Toss together the garlic powder, salt, lemon/lime juice, chopped tomatoes, and avocado, then spread over the yogurt layer. 5 Add a layer of the cucumbers and sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper. 6 Add a layer of feta, then finish it all off with olives. 7 Let chill for an hour before serving with pita chips (artichoke hearts are a good addition to this recipe, as well.).

ATHENOS MEDITERRANEAN 7-LAYER DIP

Steps:

• Spread hummus onto plate.
• Top with layers of all remaining ingredients except chips.
• Serve with chips.

MEDITERRANEAN DIP DUO

Steps:

• Place cucumber, onion, tomato and olives in bowl.
• Stir in olive oil, garlic press and seasoning mix.
• Gently stir in feta cheese.
• Hummus dip: Whisk sour cream and hummus.
• Serve in separate bowls and serve with pita chips.

MEDITERRANEAN FETA DIP

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine feta, milk, walnuts, oregano, pepper, lemon juice and hot sauce until smooth and creamy.
• Scoop the feta dip with a spatula from the processor into a serving bowl and garnish with red pepper and olives.
• Serve with crispy flat breads, cut pitas and cucumbers for dipping.
• Enjoy! ;).

SEVEN LAYER MEDITERRANEAN DIP WITH ROSEMARY BUTTER FLATBREAD

Steps:

• Prepare the Wild Mushroom Couscous.
• Cook 1 cup of plain couscous according to package directions and let it cool to room temperature.
• Whisk together lemon juice and olive oil.
• Pour into couscous and add the next 5 ingredients, stirring to mix well.
• Line a nine-inch glass pie plate with the wild mushroom couscous.
• Prepare the Spicy Lemon Hummus.
• Stir the ground cumin and black pepper into the prepared lemon hummus.
• Spread the spicy lemon hummus on top of the couscous mixture.
• Prepare the Kalamata Olive Tapenade.
• Mince garlic in food processor and then add the next seven ingredients.
• Slowly add the olive oil while the blade is running. Process until smooth.
• Spread one cup of the tapenade over the hummus layer. (The recipe will make slightly more tapenade than you need).
• Arrange chopped artichoke hearts as the next layer, followed in turn by layers of feta cheese, sundried tomatoes, and parsley.
• Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving.
• Prepare the Flatbread with Rosemary Butter.
• Stir rosemary into the melted butter and brush on the flatbread. Heat on baking tray in 350 degree oven for one to two minutes.