Whipped Cottage Cheese Dip with Feta Dip

A round blue bowl with cottage cheese and feta dip, topped with olive oil, olives and marinated red peppers.

This Mediterranean dip with whipped cottage cheese and feta is a great family appetizer. Serve it with pita bread, sourdough bread and double up because everyone will want seconds. Dip has also olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, za'atar spice etc. I love to top it with olives and peppers for that enhanced layer of flavor!

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Mediterranean

Keyword cottage cheese dip with feta, whipped cottage cheese dip

Prep Time 5

Whipping time 2

Total Time 7

Servings servings

Calories 236kcal

Author Sonila

Equipment

1 Food processor

Ingredients

1.5 cup cottage cheese
3-4 oz feta cheese
1-2 garlic cloves
1 lemon juice half first, then decide for the second half
3 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
1 tsp za'atar add extra for garnish if needed
8 leaves mint

Instructions

Add cottage cheese, crumbled feta (I usually crumble by hand over the container), crushed garlic, juice of half a lemon and olive oil to food processor. Add za'atar spice too.
Pulse first then mix to whip all ingredients together. Add additional lemon juice or olive oil not only to taste but also for the right consistency. Taste and if everything is perfect, use a spoon to help pour the dip into a platter. Use the spoon to smooth over and create peaks and valleys.
Garnish with more za'atar and drizzle olive oil over the dip. Then add your favorite toppings (olives, peppers, toasted nuts etc). Then add some chopped mint and some entire leaves of mint to add aroma and flavor to the dip.
Serve with pita bread, crostini, baguette or your favorite sourdough bread:).

Notes

This is a high protein dip.
Adjust ingredients to your taste, use this recipe as a guide. Different brands of feta cheese have different salt quantity. Different brands of cottage cheese have different consistency so there's variability on results. Taste after whipping and adjust as needed.
Good quality olive oil makes a difference.
Buy feta cheese in blocks and crumble yourself for best results.

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