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    Home » Recipes

    Red Peppers Dip with Feta Cheese

    Published: Jan 27, 2022 · Modified: Feb 28, 2022 by Sonila · This post may contain affiliate links · 15 Comments

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    If you’re a looking for a quick dip for entertaining, check out this Mediterranean Creamy Red Peppers Dip with Feta Cheese!!! It’s soooo good, you can’t stop eating it!! We serve ours with either pita bread or sourdough toasts and top it off with some fresh parsley, toasted pine nuts and more olive oil of course!! Enjoy:). The dip can be served as a Mediterranean meze platter family style for everyone to serve a spoonful or two to their plate or a typical dip.

    A colorful platter with a creamy orange looking dip made with red peppers and feta cheese. Dip is garnished with pine nuts and fresh parsley and there's a bread dipped in it!!
    Mediterranean Red Pepper Dip with Feta Cheese

    Red Peppers

    Mediterranean and Balkan regions are known for plenty of dishes, sides and dips made with red peppers. Here are two of my most famous recipes with red peppers:

    • Ajvar Red Pepper Dip
    • Red Pepper ‘Gogozhare’ in Pressure Cooker

    We cook them in the oven, we stuff them, we grill them, we pickle them, make them into dips or just serve them fried and some ricotta cheese. Really, the red peppers are so versatile that you can make entire meals and plenty of side dishes with them.

    Feta Cheese

    Are there any Mediterranean people who don’t like feta cheese? Maybe not!! It might be a cultural thing, but we grow up eating feta cheese with every meal so it’s only natural that this cheese makes its way on salads, dips, mezes and casseroles. Here are some of my recipes that use plenty of feta cheese:).

    • Baked Feta Appetizer
    • Baked Fettuccine with Feta Cheese
    • Greek Salad
    • Frittata

    When buying feta cheese, keep in mind that the crumbled variety won’t be as flavorful. Try to always buy it in blocks and if it’s immersed in brine, even better.

    Tips & Notes

    This is a very easy recipe, you’ll get great results even if you’re not precise with measurements. I actually always adjust a bit for salt or pepper or olive oil once I blend initially.

    Garlic – I add about 5 cloves of garlic to this recipe. The garlic flavor, salt from feta and sweetness from the red pepper really make for a great dip flavor!! Add more garlic to taste but I think 5 is plenty.

    Greek Yogurt – I usually add about 3 tablespoons of Greek yogurt to this dip. The yogurt just makes the dip more creamy, the flavor is milder than the other ingredients so most probably you won’t be able to tell there’s yogurt in there.

    Paprika – there different varieties of paprika you can use. If you have just the regular paprika from the grocery store, that’s a mild type and adds red color and mild flavor. But if you have the smoked paprika or spicy paprika, your dip will reflect those nuances too.

    Pine Nuts – I love toasted pine nuts on this dip. If you can find them, just toast them on a skillet before adding to the dip. They really add a complexity to the dip and elevate the flavor profile.

    Pro Tip – grill, roast or air fry the red peppers to the point where the skin is charred or blistered in few spots. Let cool down then peel the skin!

    Ingredients for Red Peppers Dip & Feta
    A colorful platter with a dip made with red peppers and feta. Dip is garnished with pine nuts and fresh parsley. There's toasted bread dipped in the platter and more bread on the side!!

    Red Peppers Dip with Feta Cheese

    Sonila
    This Mediterranean Red Peppers Dip with Feta Cheese is an amazing dip or meze that you can serve with pita, crostinis, pine nuts etc for entertaining.
    5 from 12 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Cooling time 30 mins
    Total Time 50 mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories 170 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 Blender

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 large red peppers about 1 lb (half a kg)
    • 3 oz feta cheese
    • 3 tbsps Greek yogurt
    • 2 tbsps olive oil extra. virgin
    • 2 tbsps Italian parsley, chopped
    • 1 tbsp pine nuts
    • salt / pepper to taste
    • 0.5 tbsp paprika
    • 1 lemon half for dip and half as garnish

    Instructions
     

    • Roast, air fry or grill the red peppers until their skin gets charred and blistered. Peel garlic and set aside. (I usually roast or air fry at 400 degrees F).
    • Toast pine nuts for a minute or so on a skillet and set aside. Use medium heat and a wooden spoon to move pine nuts around so they don't get burned.
    • Once peppers are cool to touch, peel them and remove seeds. Place peppers on the blender.
    • Add yogurt, feta and olive oil to blender. Also add 5 cloves of garlic and salt/pepper to taste. Add paprika and juice from a freshly squeezed lemon (half lemon). Blend thoroughly until smooth. Check for taste and adjust salt, pepper, oil, garlic as needed. Blend again if you added additional quantities.
    • Pour dip on serving platter. Garnish with pine nuts, fresh parsley and more olive oil. Add pita breads, toasts, crostinis etc for dipping! Dig in and enjoy:).

    Video

    Notes

    • See video for an illustration of the recipe. 
    • Use a bigger blender than what I did:).
    • We usually finish this dip the day we serve it so we never have leftovers, it’s hard to say how long the taste will stay the same if you refrigerate it. Same day won’t be a problem. 

    Nutrition Label

    Nutrition Facts
    Red Peppers Dip with Feta Cheese
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 170 Calories from Fat 126
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 14g22%
    Saturated Fat 4g25%
    Monounsaturated Fat 7g
    Cholesterol 19mg6%
    Sodium 246mg11%
    Potassium 247mg7%
    Carbohydrates 7g2%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 5g6%
    Protein 5g10%
    Vitamin A 3112IU62%
    Vitamin C 119mg144%
    Calcium 127mg13%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 246mgPotassium: 247mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 3112IUVitamin C: 119mgCalcium: 127mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword Red peppers dip, Red Peppers dip with feta cheese, Red peppers meze
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    Mediterranean Red Peppers Dip with Feta Cheese

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    Filed Under: Mediterranean Food, Recipes, Side Dish Tagged With: Feta Cheese, Meze

    About Sonila

    Mom of 2, wife, engineer, food blogger & recipe creator! Sonila was born in Albania, her heritage inspires her Mediterranean recipes while that of her husband the Latin ones. Sonila has 2 degrees in Engineering from University of Miami.

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    Comments

    1. BN

      May 08, 2022 at 12:42 am

      I hate it when people provide recipe information and then don’t give you the temperature to bake it at!!

      Reply
      • admin

        May 08, 2022 at 7:49 am

        Roast or air fry at 400 degrees F . I always provide full information, not sure why it’s not in the recipe card but I’ll edit accordingly today.

        Reply
    2. Maribel García

      February 17, 2022 at 4:04 pm

      5 stars
      I love this red peppers dip with feta. I’s perfect for a dinner or eat somenthing easy with friends. I can’t wait to do it this weekend! Thanks Sonila. A big hug!

      Reply
    3. Yasmari Bello

      February 17, 2022 at 1:32 pm

      5 stars
      Me encantó esta receta de red peppers and feta dip. Sí o Sí lo prepararé en casa porque estoy segura que nos encantará!♥ Me has despertado un antojo jajaja Gracias por compartirlo.

      Reply
    4. Yasmari Bello

      February 17, 2022 at 1:31 pm

      Me encantó esta receta de red peppers and feta dip. Sí o Sí lo prepararé en casa porque estoy segura que nos encantará!♥ Gracias por compartirlo.

      Reply
    5. Blanca

      February 17, 2022 at 10:00 am

      5 stars
      Last year I had red peppers in my garden for the first time. I even froze some to keep for future recipes. I think this dip with feta is perfect to use them.

      Reply
    6. María

      February 17, 2022 at 4:51 am

      5 stars
      Una combinación fantástica este dip con pimiento rojo y queso feta, este queso es uno de mis preferidos para salsas por la cremosidad que le aporta. Y el toque crujiente de los piñones tostados, uno de mis ingredientes favoritos para darle un plus a las recetas, tanto dulces como saladas.

      Reply
    7. Veronica

      February 16, 2022 at 10:10 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Sonila, red peppers, feta and pine nuts are 3 of my favorites ingredients. This dip is already on my Pinterest to make it soon. Thank you for the recipe!

      Reply
    8. Ideasandcreams

      February 14, 2022 at 10:32 am

      5 stars
      So I like this Red Peppers Dip with Feta Cheese anoto tu receta con queso feta y pimientos rojos nos encanta en casa . Me vino genial!!

      Reply
    9. Enriqueta

      February 14, 2022 at 5:24 am

      5 stars
      I first saw this recipe on your YT channel and loved the color of the dish. What a delicious dip. I made it yesterday as one of the appetizers for our Super Bowl watching party. I can’t wait to make it again.

      Reply
    10. Maite

      February 14, 2022 at 3:53 am

      5 stars
      I love this red peppers and feta dip, I will prepare it for my family. Thanks

      Reply
    11. silvia

      February 13, 2022 at 11:32 pm

      5 stars
      This dip is fantastic. The peppers are so sweet, and they taste so delicious with the feta cheese. And I love the crunchiness of the pine nuts. I enjoyed every single bit of it.

      Reply
      • No solo recetas

        February 14, 2022 at 1:08 am

        5 stars
        Ya mismo voy a preparar este dip de pimiento rojo con queso feta; seguiré paso a paso tu receta y me quedará riquísimo. Gracias.

        Reply
    12. Lizet

      February 13, 2022 at 6:50 am

      5 stars
      I will be making this red pepper dip with feta this week. Thanks for the tip on the feta cheese, I didn’t know the flavor would be much better if I bought the block.

      Reply
    13. Trasteamos en mi Cocina?

      February 13, 2022 at 3:19 am

      5 stars
      Con la boca abierta. Me encanta este dip. El pimiento rojo es una de mis hortalizas preferidas. Yogur, feta y pimiento rojo. Wow!

      Reply

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