Best Star Spangle Layered Dip Recipes

GREEK SALAD LAYERED DIP

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Layer fresh Greek salad toppings over a cool yogurt dip with sweet cucumber and creamy feta cheese for a refreshing, lighter-tasting option at parties.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories appetizer

Time 25m

Yield 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 seedless cucumber
Kosher salt
2 cups low-fat Greek yogurt
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
Freshly ground black pepper
2 small vine ripe or plum tomatos, diced
1 small red onion, diced
1/2 cup pitted black olives, such as kalamata or nicoise, coarsely chopped
Warm pita bread and/or root vegetable chips (such as Terra Chips), for serving

Steps:

Grate the cucumber on the large holes of a box grater into a bowl. Toss with 1/4 teaspoon salt and pour into a fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl. Let stand for 10 minutes. Using your hands and working with a bit of the cucumber at a time, squeeze the excess liquid out of the cucumber and place the cucumber in a large bowl. Add the yogurt, feta, garlic, 1/4 cup of the chopped mint, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to the bowl with the cucumber. Stir to combine and add more salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a shallow serving bowl.
Toss the tomatoes, red onion, olives and remaining 2 tablespoons mint together in a medium bowl. Sprinkle the mixture over the cucumber mixture. Serve the dip with warm pita or vegetable chips.

ITALIAN LAYERED DIP

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Provided by Food Network

Categories appetizer

Time 1h16m

Yield 3 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese
6 ounces goat cheese
2 cloves fresh garlic, minced
6 ounces pesto
8 ounces sun-dried tomatoes, chopped*
*Note: if you use dehydrated tomatoes ? add a little water to them and allow them to rehydrate slightly.

Steps:

Let cream cheese and goat cheese soften at room temperature. Mix cheeses together with minced garlic. Line a casserole dish with plastic wrap. Put 1/3 of the cheese mixture in the dish, spreading it evenly to the sides. Next, layer ingredients in the following order: the sun-dried tomatoes, 1/3 cheese mixture, pesto, and remaining cheese in the same manner. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour.
To serve, turn upside down on a platter. Serve with crackers.

DIP FOR THE STARS

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A delectable layered dip for any special occasion made with feta and cream cheese, pesto, pine nuts and sun-dried tomatoes. Vodka or gin may be substituted for the vermouth. Looks beautiful on the table, tastes heavenly on your tongue!

Provided by DANA COLE

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes Cheese Dips and Spreads Recipes Cold Cheese Dip Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter
¾ pound feta cheese, crumbled
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 shallot, minced
3 tablespoons dry vermouth
ground white pepper, to taste
½ cup pine nuts, toasted
1 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
¾ cup pesto sauce

Steps:

In a food processor, combine the butter, feta cheese, cream cheese, garlic, shallot, vermouth, and white pepper. Process until smooth.
Oil a medium bowl, or gelatin mold, and line with plastic wrap for easy removal. Layer the dip into the mold as follows: Sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, pesto, cheese mixture. Repeat. Pat down into the mold, and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Turn the dip out onto a serving plate, and remove plastic wrap. Serve with crackers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 162.4 calories, Carbohydrate 2.9 g, Cholesterol 36.5 mg, Fat 15.2 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 4.2 g, SaturatedFat 8.2 g, Sodium 234.3 mg, Sugar 1.4 g