Whipped Feta Dip with Homemade Bagel Chips Dip

Whipped Feta Dip with homemade bagel chips

 2 cups (crumbled) feta cheese

 1/2 cup Snowville Creamery Plain 2% yogurt

 Roasted garlic (1/2 a head of garlic, or a few cloves) or garlic powder

 Fresh ground black pepper

 1 to 2 tbsp hot sauce (we suggest Tabasco Chipotle sauce or Green Jalapeño sauce or Sriracha)

 2 Tbsp. dried oregano or fresh, chopped

 (Optional) fresh basil, finely chopped

 (Optional) fresh chopped chives or green onion

1. If choosing to use roasted garlic, peel the head of garlic and lay each individual clove of garlic on a foil lined baking sheet. Drizzle garlic cloves in olive oil. Bake at 350 degrees F for approximately 20-30 minutes (or until golden brown).

2. Puree the ingredients in a food processor or blender. If too thick, periodically add a few tablespoons of water to the processor then puree again, until you reach your desired consistency. For a chunky dip consistency, simply mix ingredients by hand and do not use a food processor or blender.

3. Optional: warm dip in a glass pan, covered with foil, in a 350 degree F oven for 15-20 minutes.

*For the large quantity served at the Open House we used 4, 24 ounce containers (12 cups) of the Plain 6% yogurt

Bagel Chips

 Bagels or mini bagels (we like Whole Wheat or Everything bagels)

 Olive oil

 Cumin, salt, and pepper to taste Slice bagels thin on a mandolin or by hand. Lay flat on a sprayed sheet pan after tossing with olive oil and seasoning with cumin, salt, and pepper. Toast at 350 degrees F for 5 to 7 minutes (or until golden brown).

Whipped Feta Dip is also great served with fresh pita wedges or crispy pita chips, carrots, cucumber slices, red/green/yellow pepper slices, inside a large Hawaiian-bread loaf, etc.