Whipped Feta with Fresh Herbs

Whipped feta with fresh herbs is a quick and easy spread that is great for appetizers, snacks, or sandwiches.

There are many ways you can enjoy whipped feta. On a sliced baguette with roasted tomatoes. In a sandwich or burger. As a dip (dip pita or veggies into it), on crackers. The list goes on.

Refrigerating the whipped feta makes it more of a spread than a dip. If you’re planning on using this as a dip, it’s best around room temperature.

As always, feel free to add your preferred herbs or whatever you have on hand.

I think a drizzle of olive oil makes most things taste even better, and this easy whipped feta recipe is no exception.

How to make whipped feta

• Let the feta and cream cheese soften for about an hour.
• Pulse the cheeses in your food processor until they’re combined.
• Add the other ingredients and process until smooth.

Whenever I handle feta, it takes me back to the pizza place I used to work at. I used to hate making the Mediterranean pizzas because my hands would smell like feta well past the end of my shift.

It would also screw up the assembly line during the peak period.

You had to frantically run to wash your hands in between topping the pizzas because you didn’t want to contaminate someone’s pepperoni or cheese pizza with the bold feta flavor.

I took pizza very seriously back then, and I still do today 🙂

What’s your favorite way to eat feta cheese?

Hope you’ll try this whipped feta spread.

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Whipped Feta with Fresh Herbs

Whipped feta with fresh herbs is a quick and easy spread that is a great for appetizers, snacks, or sandwiches.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Mediterranean

Keyword whipped feta with fresh herbs, whipped herbed feta

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 5 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 4

Author Salt & Lavender

Ingredients

• 6 ounces feta (I buy a block) room temperature
• 2 ounces cream cheese room temperature
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh chives chopped
• 1 clove garlic minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil + extra for drizzling
• Juice + zest from 1/2 lemon
• Salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Take cheeses out of the fridge about an hour prior to making this.
2. Chop the herbs.
3. Add the feta and cream cheese to the food processor (crumble the feta into smaller pieces).
4. Pulse the cheeses until they're combined.
5. Add the herbs, garlic, oil, lemon juice & zest, and salt & pepper to the food processor and blend until everything is well combined.
6. Serve immediately or chill for an hour or two before serving. Delicious when served with a generous drizzle of olive oil on top.

Recipe Notes

• Adapted from Ina Garten.
• This is the food processor I used to make this whipped feta recipe.