Roasted Red Pepper & Feta Dip

I don’t have enough appies in my life.  This must mean I don’t have enough parties in my life, because parties are half about company and three-quarters about appies.

Appy math. It’s official stuff.

In the interest of having more appies in my regular non-partying schedule, I need some easy recipes up my sleeve that don’t seem too labour-intensive to whip up on any given evening home alone, aka, most evenings of my life. (Yes, I have children, so by alone I really mean “awake alone”. You get me.)

Enter this dip. Literally the easiest thing you will make since ice cubes, and much tastier.

The ingredients are (are you ready for this?)…roasted red peppers and feta. Sure, I added a sprinkle of Italian seasoning, and a shot of hot sauce isn’t out of order, but it’s as simple as that. Grab some tortilla chips or crackers, and you are set. Tortilla chips are my favourite with all dips, regardless of whether they’re Mexican or not. That salty crunch only makes everything better. The only possible exception is good crusty sourdough bread with the best spinach dip on the planet, but even that I would eat just as happily with tortilla chips.

This can be served at room temperature or warm – we liked it warm with chips and crackers, and at room temperature as a dip for raw veggies.

This recipe comes from 150 Best Dips and Salsas, and the description calls Dips and Salsas “the most sociable of recipes”. I couldn’t agree more. Some of my best conversations with family and friends have been mumbled with gooey dipped chips in our mouths, and no one ever leaves a well-dipped party unhappy. If you have the ingredients for this on hand, you’re ready to welcome a party any time opportunity knocks.