Most Popular of Mediterranean Appetizer Recipes
Holly’s Mediterranean Dip recipe always tops the list of most popular of Mediterranean appetizer recipes. This simple Mediterranean humus dip recipe from KITCHEN 101 cookbook rounds out the menu no matter what else you are serving. Best of all, you’re eating healthy and it’s a great vegetarian option. This Greek Seven Layered Dip includes layers of cream cheese, hummus and fresh vegetables. Move over Tex Mex Dip! Start with pre-made hummus – why make hummus when you can buy pre-made hummus in the store? The fresh ingredient layers make a colorful showstopper presentation on top the hummus and cream cheese layers. A winning combination!
| Servings 16 (2 tbps) servings |
- 1 (8-ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 cups roasted red pepper hummus
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1 cup chopped cucumber
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions
- 1/4 cup crumbled reduced-fat feta cheese
- 3 tablespoons sliced Kalamata or black olives
Ingredients
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- In bowl, blend together cream cheese, yogurt, oregano, garlic, lemon juice and season to taste. Spread on large round serving plate.
- Carefully spread hummus over cream cheese. Sprinkle with remaining ingredients. Refrigerate until serving.
Calories 88, Calories from Fat 61%, Fat 6g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 11mg, Sodium 228mg, Carbohydrates 5g, Dietary Fiber 1g, Total Sugars 2g, Protein 4g, Dietary Exchanges: 1/2 starch, 1/2 lean meat, 1 fat
Terrific Tip: Serve Mediterranean dip with hummus with pita chips or sliced fresh vegetables. My recipe for homemade pita chips. Cut the pitas into 6 triangles and bake 375 ̊F. for 5-7 minutes.
Amazing Mediterranean Appetizer is Weight Watchers Friendly!
Mediterranean hummus appetizer makes the best layered dip recipe ever. This Greek layered hummus dip is one of Holly’s most requested recipes and no one believes how simple and delicious it is. Attention Weight Watchers! This dip makes a great Weight Watchers recipe and has only 2 Weight Watcher PointsPlus.
This recipe is one of the most popular recipes in Holly Clegg’s cookbook, KITCHEN 101 and the best of appetizer dip recipes. KITCHEN 101 includes tons of simple healthy recipes. Home cooking is better for you the healthy food blog has so many go-to easy recipes.
Make-Ahead Mediterranean Hummus Appetizer Tops Vegetarian Dip Recipes
Are you in search of a great vegetarian appetizer? Make-ahead and cross it off your to-do list. Prepare this recipe ahead of time and refrigerate. You can even prep all the ingredients and refrigerate in separate plastic bags. Then, assemble the Mediterranean Hummus Dip together the day you need it. Quick easy appetizer recipes don’t get any better, tastier or easier!
Fresh and Delicious Layered Hummus Mediterranean Appetizer Recipes
People would stop Holly all the time and ask her about this recipe and say the Greek Seven layered dip is their all time favorite layered dip recipe. This Mediterranean hummus dip recipe feeds a crowd and doubles easily.
Look for different containers of flavored hummus to jazz up the recipe. Holly often chose the roasted red pepper hummus because it gives the dip a flavor boost and extra punch.
Use a food processor for chopping as they are a time saver! Holly always wanted us all cooking and having fun in the kitchen!
Mini Food Processor Perfect For Mediterranean Appetizer Recipes
You will LOVE this smaller food processor for chopping. It’s great when you have lots of ingredients to shop. Large or small food processor, the food processor is an excellent time-saver.
When Holly cooked at my mom’s house and used her mini food processor, she was surprised how much she liked using it. These mini food processors chop great, mix well and don’t take up much space. This mini Cuisinart is great for a small family or a quick recipe. This is her mom’s exact mini Cuisinart. She even bought Holly one for a present – they make perfect gifts!
Short-Cut Tips For Favorite Mediterranean Hummus Dip Recipe
Raid the olive bar for good quality olives if you’re out of olives. Also, look for the pre-sliced Kalamata olives in jars and not the canned olives. What to serve with this delicious Mediterranean Hummus Dip recipe? Use pita chips or fresh vegetable rounds, and cut cucumber and squash into rounds. Also, bell peppers squares make fabulous nutritional chips. Of course this recipe is a delicious appetizer but leftovers make a wonderful light salad-spread style meal. Unfortunately, there’s rarely any leftovers!
More Favorite Appetizer Dip Recipes in KITCHEN 101
Who doesn’t like baked Brie and especially Holly’s melt-in-your mouth Candied Pecan Brie from KITCHEN 101. Mediterranean Layered dip and Candied Pecan Brie make impressive simple appetizers. Use any size Brie and adjust the ingredients accordingly. Become a super star in the kitchen with these easy appetizer dip recipes.
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