Feta cheese can be blended with sour cream or Greek yogurt to create a smooth sauce, with added ingredients such as lemon, mint, dill, garlic, and salt. Feta-based dips can be served with chips, crackers, pita bread, or meat. Feta cheese is traditionally made from sheep’s milk and can also be made from goat’s milk. The base for most types of feta dipping sauce is made by pureeing or blending the crumbled cheese. Dips made with feta can be served hot or cold and are often chilled or served at room temperature.
The softness and creamy texture of feta cheese make it easy to blend into a smooth sauce. Ingredients such as sour cream and Greek yogurt can be combined with feta, after it has been processed, to dilute the cheese’s strong flavor and improve texture. Other ingredients including lemon, mint, dill, garlic, and salt can be used in a recipe to complement the sharp, tangy taste of the cheese. Feta dipping sauce can be served with chips, crackers, or pita bread slices. Sometimes creamy feta-based dips are served with meat or kabobs.
Feta cheese is traditionally made from sheep’s milk, but it can also be made from goat’s milk. It is salted and aged in whey or water-based. When it dries, it takes on a crumbly, grainy texture, but is also creamy and soft due to the high fat content of sheep’s or goat’s milk. The base for most types of feta dipping sauce is made by pureeing or blending the crumbled cheese.
In some recipes, processed feta cheese makes up the sauce without adding cream or yogurt. Since feta cheese is naturally sharp, only small amounts of ingredients such as lemon, salt or pepper can be used to enhance the taste. This type of sauce is thick, with a strong flavor. It is often served with crackers or pita bread.
Feta dipping sauce takes on a thinner, smoother texture when the cheese is pureed or blended together with other wet ingredients such as sour cream or plain yogurt. Added ingredients also reduce the sharpness of the cheese. Flavorings such as garlic, mint or dill may also be added to alter the taste, based on how the sauce is served. Some recipes call for diced cucumber or tomato to be mixed into the dip.
Dips made with feta can be served hot, but are often chilled or served at room temperature. Hot feta appetizers are often made by combining feta crumbs with other ingredients in a roasting pan or slow cooker and cooking until melted. Some cold feta dipping sauce variations involve layering crumbled feta with hummus, diced cucumbers, diced tomatoes, and chopped onions. These are served with chips or crackers and are considered a Greek variation of the layered Mexican taco dip. The dipping sauce that is meant to be served with meat is traditionally chilled, as it is meant to offset the heat of the cooked beef, lamb or pork.
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