Thursday, June 21, 2012

Warm Greek Dip

(Courtesy of Family Circle)

Ingredients:
2 pkgs. (8 oz. each) low-fat cream cheese, room temperature
2/3 c. light mayonnaise
1/2 c. 2% milk
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 box (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 c. crumbled feta cheese
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 c. pitted Kalamata olives, sliced
1/4 c. diced cucumber
1/4 c. diced red onion
1/4 c. halved grape tomatoes
Pita bread, optional

Directions:
In a bowl, stir together cream cheese, mayonnaise, milk and lemon juice until well-combined.  Mix in spinach, feta, oregano and pepper.  Transfer to the bowl of a 4 quart slow cooker.  Cover and cook on low for 2 hours.

Reduce slow cooker to warm.  Scatter olives, cucumber, onion and tomatoes on top of the warm dip.  Serve with pita bread, if desired.

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