This appetizer combines Feta, Cherry Tomatoes, Olive Oil, Roasted Garlic, Salt, Pepper and Cream Cheese to make a incredibly delicious dip served with warm Pita chips.
If you have downloaded TikTok than you probably have seen the Feta block pasta with Cherry Tomatoes. A viral video of a someone baking a block of feta, cherry tomatoes, olive oil and some herbs and spices. and mixing it with pasta has caught the eye of many, and for good reason! It’s a great idea and that is what inspired this appetizer. However, I couldn’t leave out my favorite ingredient, roasted garlic!
INGREDIENTS
Feta Dip
- 1 block Feta 7oz
- 1 pint Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 cup Fresh Spinach
- 1 head Garlic
- 3 tbsp Cream Cheese
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- Salt & Fresh Cracked Pepper
Pita Chips
- 6-8 Pita Bread
- 2-3 tbsp Olive Oil
- Salt & Pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
Roasted Garlic
- Preheat one to 400°F.
- Peel and discard the papery outer layers of the entire garlic bulb.
- Using a sharp knife, cut 1/4 to off the top top of cloves.
- Put garlic in baking pan cut side up so you can see the garlic cloves and drizzle with 1 tbsp of olive oil.
- Cover garlic clove with tinfoil and bake at 400°F 30-40 minutes, or until the cloves are lightly browned and feel soft if you press or poke them.
- Once garlic is done, remove, let cool.
Feta Dip
- Keep oven at 400°, Position rack in the middle of the oven.
- In a pan that is at least 4×6, place feta block in the center of the pan, spread tomatoes around feta, drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cut 3 tbsp cream cheese into small chunks and place throughout the dish on top of the tomatoes.
- Bake for 30 minutes and then carefully take dip out of the oven. While cooking, prep Pita Chips.
- Chop 1 cup fresh spinach and stir into dip. Place back into oven for 10 more minutes.
- Once roasted garlic is done, squeeze roasted garlic out of it’s shell and mash it into a paste.
- Stir roasted garlic paste into dip and keep warm until Pita Chips are done.
Pita Chips
- Cut Pita bread into 6 triangles each and put on a non-stick baking sheet.
- Drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper and place in oven on bottom rack for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Turn Pita chips half way though. NOTE: Don’t cook until super crispy. They will get more crispy once they cool. You want them slightly crispy on the outside but still soft in the middle.
- Once golden brown, take out and serve warm or cold with the Spinach Feta Dip
NOTES
- Olive Oil: Substitute regular olive oil with garlic and herb or basil olive oil for additional flavor.
- Reheating: Reheat in oven or in microwave bowl.
- Add spice by sprinkling with red pepper flakes.
- If you don’t want to make the Pita Chips from scratch, you can buy Stacy’s Pita Chips as an alternative.
Baked Spinach Feta Dip
Warm Spinach Feta Dip with Cherry Tomatoes and Roasted Garlic. Served with homemade Pita Chips.
Feta Dip
- 1 block Feta (7oz)
- 1 pint Cherry Tomatoes
- 1 cup Fresh Spinach
- 1 head Garlic
- 3 tbsp Cream Cheese
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- Salt & Fresh Cracked Pepper
Pita Chips
- 6-8 Pita Bread
- 2-3 tbsp Olive Oil
- Salt & Pepper
Roasted Garlic
Preheat one to 400°F.
Peel and discard the papery outer layers of the entire garlic bulb.
Using a sharp knife, cut 1/4 to off the top top of cloves.
Put garlic in baking pan cut side up so you can see the garlic cloves and drizzle with 1 tbsp of olive oil.
Cover garlic clove with tinfoil and bake at 400°F 30-40 minutes, or until the cloves are lightly browned and feel soft if you press or poke them.
Once garlic is done, remove, let cool.
Feta Dip
Keep oven at 400°, Position rack in the middle of the oven.
In a pan that is at least 4×6, place feta block in the center of the pan, spread tomatoes around feta, drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cut 3 tbsp cream cheese into small chunks and place throughout the dish on top of the tomatoes.
Bake for 30 minutes and then carefully take dip out of the oven. While cooking, prep Pita Chips.
Chop 1 cup fresh spinach and stir into dip. Place back into oven for 10 more minutes.
Once roasted garlic is done, squeeze roasted garlic out of it's shell and mash it into a paste.
Stir roasted garlic paste into dip and keep warm until Pita Chips are done.
Pita Chips
Cut Pita bread into 6 triangles each and put on a non-stick baking sheet.
Drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper and place in oven on bottom rack for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Turn Pita chips half way though. NOTE: Don't cook until super crispy. They will get more crispy once they cool. You want them slightly crispy on the outside but still soft in the middle.
Once golden brown, take out and serve warm or cold with the Spinach Feta Dip
- Olive Oil: Substitute regular olive oil with garlic and herb or basil olive oil for additional flavor.
- Reheating: Reheat in oven or in microwave bowl.
- Add spice by sprinkling with red pepper flakes.
- If you don’t want to make the Pita Chips from scratch, you can buy Stacy’s Pita Chips as an alternative.
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