There’s something luscious about whipped feta that makes it taste so awesome! The basic concept of whipping feta cheese into a creamy whipped feta dip is basic and so simple, yet life changing! Similar to whipping chickpeas into hummus, you need to make this whipped feta recipe ASAP!!
Now if you’re a feta cheese lover–say hello to Best Feta Cucumber Salad Bites , Mini Zesty Feta Stuffed Peppers, Tomato Salad, Quick Shrimp Pasta with Garlic Feta Sauce, Baked Salmon With Greek Dressing, Watermelon Salad Wedges, Grandpa’s Fried Eggplant Salad and Authentic Turkish Pizza (Lahmacun).
Why Whipped Feta
Whipping up Feta cheese crumbles with really simple flavoring such as garlic, quality Mina Olive Oil, and fresh herbs, transforms it to a luscious creation.
To make the texture super creamy, I’ve tried adding Greek yogurt, sour cream and cream cheese separately. I preferred the tangy yogurt followed by the sour cream.
Once whipped in the food processor, you can control how thin or thick you’d love the whipped feta to be. You can add a hint of spice, and honey for a delicious contrast.
The beauty of making whipped feta is not just to use it as a dip, but much more!
How to Use Whipped Feta
- Makes the best DIP, and top it with an amazing nut olive topping (more on that below)
- Serve with homemade Pita Chips (recipe coming soon)!
- Spread on toast
- Use it as a sauce for grilled meats and veggies
- Use it on your pizza!
- Turn it into a salad dressing
- Use it as a base sauce for many dishes like this Lamb Shanks with Skyr, Honeynut Squash and more!
- Serve it with Perfect Baked Potato Wedges with Avocado Crema, Air Fryer Chicken Wings, Calamari, Lamb Gyro Recipe and so much more!
How to Make Whipped Feta
You’ll need a food processor or a high speed blender for this feta recipe. I prefer a food processor by far! And then you’ll prep your ingredients. This dip uses really simple ingredients.
Whipped Feta Ingredients:
- Feta cheese (Use your favorite feta cheese here, goat or cow or both) at room temperature.
- Greek Yogurt ( You can also use regular yogurt here if you’d like a thinner dip or cream cheese/skyr/sour cream for a thicker dip)
- garlic
- salt and pepper
- Honey (for a bit of sweetness)
- You can add lemon juice and fresh herbs if you’d like.
- Quality Moroccan Olive Oil ( I LOVE Mina Olive Oil)
- You can read so much about my love for Moroccan Olive oil in this Olive Oil Cake, Tuna Salad Recipe with Olive Oil Dressing, Labneh Dip with Zaatar Pistachio Mint Olive Topping, Spaghetti aglio e olio – Olive oil Pasta, Chimichurri Recipe, and this phenomenal Honeynut Squash recipe served over spiced yogurt!
Now that you have the basic feta dip recipe ingredients, you’re all set to go. I do however strongly suggest you make the topping as well! You won’t regret it! This is the topping that goes over the dip, in fact I only add it to half the dip. And that’s mainly because if someone doesn’t prefer toppings, then they can enjoy pure feta bliss!
Topping Ingredients:
- Green olives (pitted is easier) that I also use from Mina.
- Fresh thyme (leaves only)
- Walnuts
- More luscious Mina olive oil to bind everything together.
- Dollops of Moroccan Harissa Sauce from Mina too! (Harissa is the Moroccan version of hot sauce, but it’s got so much more flavor than regular hot sauce! You taste the hot pepper flavor along with some spices.
Make Whipped Feta Recipe
In your food processor, add in the feta, yogurt, garlic, seasoning, honey and olive oil.
You’ll notice that the initial blitz of food processing will basically blend in the dip ingredients. So for that, you’ll need to scrape the bowl several times and keep processing until the dip is smooth and fluffy.
You’ll notice here the consistency of the whipped feta, and it’s your chance to thin it out with extra Greek yogurt and olive oil, or thicken it out with extra feta cheese.
Keep processing your feta dip until it’s fluffy and super creamy, and feel free to taste so you can adjust seasoning.
Now you’ll scoop the creamy whipped feta into the serving plate.
Have your toppings ready – chop olives, nuts and herbs. Then mix everything together in a bowl with the olive oil and season well.
Spread the toppings over half of the dip.
Serve the creamy whipped feta dip on a large board with pita chips, sliced apples, cucumbers, extra spice, roasted red peppers and enjoy!!
SO GOOD! So quick and easy and absolutely worth making!
Whipped Feta Tips
- Start with your favorite type of feta cheese. Crumbled feta or creamy works well. Goat or cow or a combo also works!
- Greek yogurt is used in the recipe to add the creamy to the feta crumbles. Feel free to use sour cream, regular yogurt or even cream cheese for an extra layer of creamy. Ricotta also adds a unique texture.
- Seasoning and flavoring such as garlic, honey, lemon juice, spice, herbs are all up to your taste.
- Always remember you need to scrape the bowl of the food processor as you go.
- The topping is an extra layer of flavor and texture to the whipped feta so I urge you to add it!
- Serve right away with homemade pita chips and veggies, and fruits
- Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for upto 5 days
- Check out the section above on how to use whipped feta other than in a dip.
Q&A
How long can you store whipped feta?
You can store the whipped in an air tight container anywhere between 3-5 days. This will depends on additions you may have added to the dip which sometimes cause it to go bad sooner. If using my recipe below, then 5 days.
Feta Recipes
- Best Feta Cucumber Salad Bites
- Mini Zesty Feta Stuffed Peppers
- Quick Shrimp Pasta with Garlic Feta Sauce
- Bread Feta Salad with Figs
- Honeynut Squash
- Tomato Salad
- Tuna Salad Recipe with Olive Oil Dressing
- Watermelon Salad Wedges
Whipped Feta
There's something luscious about whipped feta that makes it taste so awesome! The basic concept of whipping feta cheese into a creamy whipped feta dip is basic and so simple, yet life changing! Similar to whipping chickpeas into hummus, you need to make this whipped feta recipe ASAP!!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 297 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup feta cheese
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/3 cup olive oil extra virgin Mina Olive Oil
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tabelspoon honey
- 1/8 teaspoon each of salt and pepper
Topping
- 1/4 cup green olives chopped
- 3 tablespoons walnuts chopped
- 1 teaspoon thyme leaves fresh
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Harissa sauce
Instructions
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Add all the ingredients in a food processor.
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Process until just blended but still thick. Scrape the bowl of the food processor and process again until smooth.
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You want a fluffy creamy whipped feta.
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Make the topping my mixing all ingredients in a bowl
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Top the feta dip with the toppings
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serve with pita chips or apples or cucumbers.
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enjoy
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
Whipped Feta Tips
- Start with your favorite type of feta cheese. Crumbled feta or creamy works well. Goat or cow or a combo also works!
- Greek yogurt is used in the recipe to add the creamy to the feta crumbles. Feel free to use sour cream, regular yogurt or even cream cheese for an extra layer of creamy. Ricotta also adds a unique texture.
- Seasoning and flavoring such as garlic, honey, lemon juice, spice, herbs are all up to your taste.
- Always remember you need to scrape the bowl of the food processor as you go.
- The topping is an extra layer of flavor and texture to the whipped feta so I urge you to add it!
- Serve right away with homemade pita chips and veggies, and fruits
- Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for upto 5 days
- Check out the section above on how to use whipped feta other than in a dip.
Q&A
How long can you store whipped feta?
You can store the whipped in an air tight container anywhere between 3-5 days. This will depends on additions you may have added to the dip which sometimes cause it to go bad sooner. If using my recipe below, then 5 days.
Nutrition Facts
Whipped Feta
Amount Per Serving
Calories 297
Calories from Fat 261
% Daily Value*
Fat 29g45%
Saturated Fat 8g50%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 15g
Cholesterol 34mg11%
Sodium 592mg26%
Potassium 75mg2%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 215IU4%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 206mg21%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This sounds great-love feta but I only have a stick blender! Would it work as well?
Thanks for your advice!
Whipped feta is divine. I loved it with pita chips and cucumber slices
This whipped feta looks incredible, and I love the suggestion to try it on pizza. Can’t wait to make it for myself!
Oh, wow, what an amazing dip! I AM a feta lover, and I love every single ingredient in this!
What a great dip! I love the added touch of honey as well. This is going to be made all the time in my household!
I made this dip last night for a get together, and everyone devoured it! Will definitely be making it again soon!
We are feta lovers over here so this was just perfect. It’s just as beautiful as it is delicious, too!
I just tried it and it is so good! Thank you so much for the recipe!
What incredible flavors in this dip and the amazing topping!
This sounds so so yummy; I like all the toppings even more! This perfect for our Game day dipping,
I’ve made vegan whipped feta before but will definitely try your flavour combo next time
What a great dip. Looks so delicious.
What a great dip and so easy too. This is going on my list of must trys.
Delicious! We love it with olives used as a dip! And it is also great on a puff pastry courgette tart with a bit of paprika running through it! Lovely recipe. Thanks!
This feta dip looks amazing. The texture is perfect. I have feta in my fridge. I will make this today. Thanks for the idea!
Oh, this was super easy and delicious! We love feta at my house and I took your suggestion and topped it with some garlicky olives, served with pita chips and everyone dug right in!
I love feta cheese. I basically use it on my salad and pasta dish. Whipping feta is something to new but I am sure I will like it
Hope you try it Saif!
Perfect! I love this recipe! I haven’t made one in ages. Thanks for the idea!
I looove feta and this whipped feta is so creamy and delicious! Thank you for the recipe!
This was just what I needed for some appetizers! So fluffy and I love that I could make it a day in advance!