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Spicy Feta Cheese Dip (Tyrokafteri)

Written by Published on Updated on May 31, 2019 in Appetizers

Hey there!   I have been busy because the Children’s workshop is coming up next week, and so I have been preparing a few other things to talk about besides just cooking the food and feeding them. 🙂  My friend asked me if I was willing to translate a few words from English to Greek for the children, and I thought that was so sweet. 🙂  Some of the words are Mom, Dad, Thank you, Grandfather, Grandmother, Please, Hello and few more…they will actually have them written on Index cards so that the children will be able to pronounce the words along with me.  🙂  I think this is an amazing experience and very glad to be a part of it. 🙂

The weekend has come around again, and so if you are planning on having friends or family over try out this absolutely amazing that is if you love Hot Chilli Peppers combined with Feta Cheese. I am sure you, your friends and family will love this dip! This is my absolute favorite, I think I can say in all honesty that I love this even more than the Greek Roe Fish Dip.   I chose a milder pepper for this dip because up and until Tuesday we were having major heatwaves here so I didn’t want to make it super hot. 

I don’t usually find a milder pepper  in the market, so this actually was quite a surprise because the dip had just the right balance that I wanted between the cheese and the pepper. 🙂 Now, if you want to go super hot go for it 🙂  3 simple ingredients make an amazing dip,  if you do try this recipe let me know if you liked it!!

SPICY FETA CHEESE DIP (TYROKAFTERI)

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 Chilli Pepper mild or strong
  • 1 cup Feta Cheese
  • 2 tablespoons Olive Oil

Instructions
 

  • Cut Feta Cheese into pieces,
  • add the cheese into the food processor along with the Chilli Pepper and Olive Oil.
  • Beat until all combined and you have a lovely smooth texture.
  • Spread on toasted or fresh bread. 🙂 This will keep in the refrigerator for at least 4 days, that;s if you have any left over!! 🙂

 

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

23 Comments

  1. mistimaan
    August 10, 2018 at 4:38 pm  ·  Reply
    Looks yummy
  2. Megala
    August 10, 2018 at 4:44 pm  ·  Reply
    Yum! Lovely spicy dip!
  3. Orvillewrong
    August 10, 2018 at 4:52 pm  ·  Reply
    It looks very appetising
  4. Jyo
    August 10, 2018 at 4:58 pm  ·  Reply
    How simple !! Love these kinda quick fix dishes, seems great with grissinis, nachos and even parathas too😊
  5. bingingonabudget
    August 10, 2018 at 5:14 pm  ·  Reply
    Thanks for sharing, I’ll have to try this one. Do you have any other good snack recipes I should try?
    • foodzesty
      August 15, 2018 at 12:17 pm  ·  Reply
      Thank you very much and you are most welcome...Yes I do have a few more on my blog..Not really sure if you love Olives, There is also a Olive dip and one more Feta Dip with Red Bell Peppers. :)
  7. Vero and Canito in the kitchen
    August 10, 2018 at 7:31 pm  ·  Reply
    Sounds delicious, Sophie! I am going to try that as we are Feta lovers and chilli is daily must 😅💕
  8. KD
    August 11, 2018 at 12:33 am  ·  Reply
    Sounds like the perfect addition to my toasted bread ;)
  9. dtills
    August 13, 2018 at 12:06 am  ·  Reply
    I love the color for this one, a pretty dip💕
  10. foodzesty
    August 15, 2018 at 12:22 pm  ·  Reply
    Thanks so much for all your lovely comments...Ok I understand salt is an issue. To be honest I barely add any salt to my food I leave it up to everyone else how much they want to add into their food. :) I think this the best way dealing with salt....Thank you so much and huge hugs..:) My apologises for my late response.

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