Hello! Today I’m sharing a recipe from slightly further afield as part of the Jet2 Holidays Country Cuisine Challenge. The aim is to get creative with a recipe inspired by a popular holiday destination.
I’m always looking to mix things up a bit in the kitchen so this presented the perfect opportunity to try my hand at a new cuisine! For my destination I chose Kefalonia, one of the Ionian Islands in Greece. There’s so much wonderful food originating in Greece (I’m lookin at you, tzatziki and spanakopita!) but I’ve opted for something entirely new to me.
Tirokafteri is a spicy dip made from feta cheese, chillies and olive oil. It’s similar to hummus in consistency with a great depth of flavour. My recipe has the unconventional addition of ricotta, which I love for the extra creaminess it brings to the table.
You’ll notice that this is a very short recipe. It really is just chucking salty feta, chillies, ricotta, olive oil and some vinegar together and mixing. I made it with a processor but you could just as easily mix by hand for a slightly more rustic dip.
Serve your tirokafteri with some freshly made, warm pita bread (recipe coming soon!) for an easy appetizer or delicious snack!
Fancy giving the challenge a go? Just whip up something inspired by a holiday destination. Let me know if you do – I’d love to check out your recipes!
Ingredients
- 5 - 10 chillies (to taste)
- 200g feta
- 150g ricotta
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar
- 100ml extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Roughly chop the chillies. Add all ingredients to a food processor and process until smooth.
- Chill before serving.
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Be still my beating heart – and drooling mouth!! I love feta and chillis. Combined in this dip ooh it sounds like my type of food. Salty, fiery with a little bit of creaminess and very easy to make. Thank you for a fab post. Sammie http://www.feastingisfun.com
Can I hire you to write my recipe descriptions!? Haha that summary described this dip perfectly!
This sounds bloomin amazing I will definitely be whipping some of this up soon.
Hope you like it Rebecca!
This sounds amazing! I do love a quick and easy dip. I need to make this! x
Yeah I love that it can be knocked together in a few minutes!
I can so see myself polishing off a heap of this dip. It looks super moorish and addictive!
I hear ya, I sat myself down with pita bread and a bowl of this the other night and polished off a fair amount!
Which chili’s did you use?
Hi Susan, I used red chillies – in the UK they tend to be labelled this way rather than by the specific type of pepper but anything spicy should work.
Let me just say, your photographs are AMAZING.
Aw thank you so much Leanne – it’s something I work hard at so it’s lovely to get good feedback!
Ooooh this looks so easy and yum! Would be ace in a chicken sandwich or something. And I just HAPPEN to have feta cheese in my fridge at the moment! Might just give it a go tonight 🙂 xx
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What a wonderful coincidence 😉 ooh definitely, I reckon it’s gonna be featuring in plenty of my lunches soon!
What kind of chillies?
You can use any kind you want, depending on how spicy you want it to be!
What type of pepper is a “chili?” Here in US we have many different kinds. Dried or fresh??
Hi Cathy, you can use whatever kind of fresh chillies you like depending on how spicy you’d like it to be.
Author is not very specific. Anaheim, pablano, jalapeño, cayenne, habanero peppers are all types of chili peppers
Hi Susan, in the UK chillies are usually just labelled as ‘red chillies’ or ‘green chillies’ so I’m not sure of the specific kind, but anything with a bit of heat should work. For reference, you can see a picture of the type I usually buy here.