I’ve lived in Greektown since moving to Toronto and I am so grateful to be living in a neighborhood with such a lively culture, not to mention delicious food on every corner. From Squareboy slouvaki to dinners at Pantheon ordering way too many appetizers and dips, I have many food memories from the last 4 years living on the Danforth. This recipe is inspired by Tirokafteri, an addictive spicy feta dip. I have been guilty of ordering this as take out for a solo snack on a relaxing Sunday afternoon. The below is my lazy version of this traditional dip, but is perfect when you are in a pinch for an easy appetizer for company. The flavours are unexpected and always go over well with a crowd! Bonus is that it comes together with only three ingredients.
Spicy Feta Dip
Total time: 30 mins
Ingredients
400g of feta cheese
2/3 cup of sour cream (14% m.f.)*
3/4 cup pickled hot peppers, diced (I usually buy the jar of pickled banana peppers)
Method
Pre-heat oven to 375F
Break the feta up into smaller chunks and pulse in the food processor until it becomes small crumbs. Add in the sour cream and blend until smooth.
Pour this mixture into a bowl and fold in the hot peppers.
Place in an oven safe dish and bake for 15-20 mins until heated through.
Broil on high for 1 minute to get a bit of colour on top. Let it sit for a few minutes to cool and set. Serve with greek pita..
*You could sub in greek yogurt for the sour cream but I prefer the higher milk fat of sour cream to hold the dip together.
** If you don’t have a food processor, you can also mix by hand - you just might not get as smooth of a texture