Best Mediterranean Spread Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN SPREAD

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, sour cream, feta cheese, garlic powder, and dill weed in a bowl until well blended.
• Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes 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 GOAT CHEESE SPREAD (WW)

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes and water in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH one (1) minute or until water boils. Remove from microwave;' cover with plastic wrap and let stand 10 minutes to soften.
• Meanwhile, place cheese in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave on HIGH 15 seconds or until soft. Add sour cream and salt; stir until well blended. Fold in olives.
• Drain tomatoes; finely chop, and fold gently into goat cheese mixture.
• Serve immediately, or cover and chill until ready to serve.

MEDITERRANEAN CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, cover and chill at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.

MEDITERRANEAN WALNUT SPREAD

Steps:

• Drain garbanzo beans, reserving the liquid. In a blender or food processor bowl combine beans and 2 tablespoons of the reserved liquid, the walnuts, basil leaves, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Cover and blend until nearly smooth (scrap down sides and add additional reserved liquid if mixture appears stiff).
• Serve on toasted baguette slices or pita slices. Store, covered, in the refrigerator up to 5 days. Makes about 20 (1 tablespoon) servings.

MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED EGGPLANT SPREAD

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Arrange red bell pepper, eggplant, and onion slices on on the preheated grill; cook until red pepper is charred and eggplant and onion are tender with grill marks, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Place red pepper in a paper bag and close tightly to 'sweat', about 10 minutes; peel the charred skin off the pepper.
• Blend red bell pepper, eggplant, onion, olive oil, basil, oregano, lemon juice, sea salt, and black pepper in a food processor until smooth and spreadable. Stir in feta cheese.

LAYERED MEDITERRANEAN TUNA SPREAD

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix cream cheese, shallot and Italian seasoning until well blended. Spread in 8-inch circle on serving plate.
• Top with olives, tuna, tomato, egg and parsley. Serve with crackers.

MEDITERRANEAN WHITE BEAN SPREAD WITH FRESH HERBS

Steps:

• Place beans, garlic, lime juice, and olive oil in food processor or mini-chopper; process until smooth.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and pulse until well mixed and the herbs are chopped as coarsely or finely as you like (I like them almost liquified).
• Refrigerate for at least a few hours so the flavors blend (overnight is even better).

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.

WARM MEDITERRANEAN OLIVE BEAN SPREAD

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in 12-inch skillet over medium heat and cook garlic until golden, about 1 minute. Stir in beans and Sauce and cook 5 minutes or until heated through. Cool bean mixture slightly. In food processor or blender, process bean mixture with parsley until smooth. Season, if desired, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve, if desired, with sliced Italian bread or crackers.;

CREAMY MEDITERRANEAN SPREAD

Steps:

• Spread cream cheese onto bottom of pie plate.
• Combine remaining ingredients; spoon over cream cheese.
• Serve with round buttery crackers.

CREAMY MEDITERRANEAN SPREAD

Steps:

• SPREAD cream cheese onto bottom of pie plate.
• COMBINE remaining ingredients; spoon over cream cheese.
• SERVE with RITZ Crackers.

MEDITERRANEAN SPREAD

Steps:

• 1. Drain any excess oil from pesto. Set aside. In food processor or blender combine beans, olive oil and garlic. Process until smooth.2. Spread half of bean mixture in 9-inch pie plate or quiche dish. Carefully spread pesto over bean mixture in dish. Top with remaining bean mixture. Sprinkle with tomato, feta cheese and pepper or olives. Serve with crackers.

MEDITERRANEAN SPREAD

Steps:

• 1. Combine all ingredients in a med bowl, stir well. Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
• 2. Spread 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture over melba toast, ot red pepper pita.