My Favourite Entertaining Dips (Easy & Crowd-Pleasing)

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat feta

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Ricotta is more affordable and provides a creamy texture.

black olives

🥗Healthier: green olives

💰Cheaper: canned olives

Canned olives are often less expensive and readily available.

Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).

Chop cherry tomatoes and set aside in a bowl.

Chop mixed olives and set aside in the bowl.

Chop one large clove of garlic and add to the bowl.

Add about 1 cup of cherry tomatoes to the bowl.

Add 1/3 to 1/2 cup of chopped mixed olives to the bowl.

Add chopped garlic to the bowl.

Add dried Italian herb mix to the bowl.

Add chopped fresh parsley to the bowl.

Mix all the ingredients in the bowl.

Add a good crack of black pepper to the mix.

Add extra virgin olive oil to the mix and stir well.

Pour tomato sugo or pasta sauce into the bottom of a baking dish, spreading it out evenly.

Place the block of feta cheese in the center of the baking dish.

Spoon the mixed ingredients over the feta cheese, allowing some to spill into the sauce.

Place the baking dish in the preheated oven.

Bake for about 20 minutes, until the feta is soft and the tomatoes are blistered.

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