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Feta-Mint Dip with Yogurt

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 22, 2007

Time

10 minutes, plus 8 hours straining and 1 hour chilling

Yield

Serves 10 (Makes about 1 1/4 cups)

Feta-Mint Dip with Yogurt

Ingredients

1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt ½ cup mayonnaise 2 ½ ounces feta cheese, crumbled (½ cup)¼ cup chopped fresh mint leaves 2 medium scallions, roughly chopped2 teaspoons lemon juice from 1 lemon

Instructions

  1. Place yogurt in fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth-lined colander set over bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 to 24 hours; discard liquid in bowl.
  2. Process all ingredients in food processor until smooth and creamy, about 30 seconds. Transfer dip to serving bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until flavors are blended, at least 1 hour; serve cold with crudités. (Can be refrigerated in airtight container for up to 2 days.)
Feta-Mint Dip with Yogurt

Feta-Mint Dip with Yogurt

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Time

10 minutes, plus 8 hours straining and 1 hour chilling

Yield

Serves 10 (Makes about 1 1/4 cups)

Ingredients

1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
½ cup mayonnaise
2 ½ ounces feta cheese, crumbled (½ cup)
¼ cup chopped fresh mint leaves
2 medium scallions, roughly chopped
2 teaspoons lemon juice from 1 lemon

Ingredients

1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
½ cup mayonnaise
2 ½ ounces feta cheese, crumbled (½ cup)
¼ cup chopped fresh mint leaves
2 medium scallions, roughly chopped
2 teaspoons lemon juice from 1 lemon

Ingredients

1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
½ cup mayonnaise
2 ½ ounces feta cheese, crumbled (½ cup)
¼ cup chopped fresh mint leaves
2 medium scallions, roughly chopped
2 teaspoons lemon juice from 1 lemon

Why This Recipe Works

Supermarket and soup-mix dips have given the crudité platter a bad reputation. We were determined to devise a homemade dip recipe to rectify this situation. Our best dip recipes began with either a mayonnaise-sour cream or a mayonnaise-yogurt base for body, richness, and velvety texture. Then we added flavor-charged ingredients—the fewer the better—for maximum flavor with minimum fuss.

Instructions

  1. Place yogurt in fine-mesh strainer or cheesecloth-lined colander set over bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 to 24 hours; discard liquid in bowl.
  2. Process all ingredients in food processor until smooth and creamy, about 30 seconds. Transfer dip to serving bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until flavors are blended, at least 1 hour; serve cold with crudités. (Can be refrigerated in airtight container for up to 2 days.)

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