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dipping a large salted cracker in cream cheese dip with green onions.
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Spicy Peri Peri Dip

Spicy Peri Peri dip with cream cheese, green onions, and grated cheese. This cold chili dip makes a great appetizer and it's delicious served with crackers, pretzels, bagels or vegetable sticks. Make it for your next party!
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dips, Sauces and Dressings
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 150kcal
Author: Adina

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cream cheese 250 g/ 9 oz
  • ½ cup sour cream 125 g/ 4.5 oz
  • 1 to 3 tablespoons peri peri sauce Note 1
  • ½ cup grated cheese 75 g/ 2.5 oz, Note 2
  • 2 green onions
  • ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt more to taste
  • teaspoon ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Prepare: If using block cream cheese let it come to room temperature and soften slightly. Cheese from a plastic container can be used immediately, it’s softer. Finely chop the green onions, set aside. Grate the cheese, set aside.
  • Fluff: Place cream cheese, sour cream, 1 tablespoon peri peri sauce, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Beat with a handheld mixer until fluffy. Taste and add 1-2 extra tablespoons hot sauce to make it the dip as spicy as you like.
  • Mix: Fold in green onions and grated cheese. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper if necessary.
  • Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.

Notes

  1. Either from a bottle or homemade. Use to taste, it’s quite hot. Start with 1 tablespoon and add more if desired. Other hot sauces can be used instead, amount to taste.
  2. Cheddar, Gouda, or another sort of cheese you like. Not mozzarella though, it’s too bland.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 242mg | Sugar: 2g