Description
An all-star quick whipped feta dip recipe! Topped w/ a decadent dried fig and Marsala wine sauce. Comes together in like 10 min! Gluten free party appetizer.
Ingredients
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For the Fig Marsala Sauce
- 1 cup dried Mission figs (Blue Ribbon Orchard Choice Mission Figlets or Sun-Maid California Mission Figs)
- 2 tbsp fig spread (Orchard Choice Organic Mission California Fig Spread)
- 1/2 cup Marsala wine
For the Feta Dip
- 8 oz quality feta cheese, crumbled
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1 tsp honey
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Handful dried golden figs (Blue Ribbon Orchard Choice or Sun-Maid California Golden Figs)
- 2 tbsp chopped shelled pistachios
- Fresh mint leaves for garnish
- Crostini, pita chips, or crackers to serve
Instructions
- In a heavy saucepan, combine the mission figs, Marsala wine, and fig spread. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer until the wine turns into a thicker syrup-like consistency. Remove from the heat and let cool.
- To make the feta dip, place the feta and cream cheese into the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Pulse until the cheeses are mixed. Add the honey, lemon zest, and olive oil. Blend until well-combined and the cheeses are whipped into a smooth dip.
- Transfer the feta dip to a serving plate or two. Top with the fig Marsala sauce. Add golden figs, chopped pistachio and mint leaves for garnish. Serve with crostini, pita chips, or crackers!
Notes
- I used the bite-sized Blue Ribbon Orchard Choice Figlets for the sauce, but if you end up using the larger figs, you can cut them in half if you like smaller bites. - To complete a simple cheese board as in the pictures, add your favorite firm or semi-firm cheese, blue cheese, more fig spread, and a bowl of dried figs and nuts.
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: Mediterranean