Roasted Red Pepper and Feta Dip

I took some friends from out of town to visit a friend at Penn State and we found ourselves at a new spot, Big Spring Spirit in Bellefonte PA! The drinks are delicious and fun and the appetizers we had were also delicious! We had a roasted red pepper and feta dip with naan bread and highly enjoyed it! So I decided to try it myself!

Ingredients:

8oz feta cheese (room. temperature)

1 medium red pepper, roasted

2 garlic cloves

2 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp smoked paprika

1/2 tsp cayenne

1 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp salt

• To roast the pepper, I cut it in half, removed the seeds and stem and put under the broiler in the oven until it had some char to it, I used the low broiler and it took about 5 minutes (broilers may vary)

• I let the pepper cool to room temperature

• Combined all ingredients into a food processor, and pureed until smooth

Additional ideas:

• You could put in some greek yogurt, about a 1/2 cup

• You could whip the feta cheese and put in a bowl and then puree all other ingredients and put on top as the restaurant did, makes for a unique dipping experience

• Serve with Crackers, naan bread or whatever you feel is best! I even used carrots and it was delicious!

• I roasted some extra pepper because I love roasted peppers, and chopped a few pieces to put on top as garnish, you could use extra feta crumbles as well or some parsley