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!
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 150kcal
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
- ⅛ 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.1 cup cream cheese/ 250 g + 2 green onions + ½ cup grated cheese/ 75g
- 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.½ cup sour cream/ 125 g + 1 to 3 tablespoons peri peri sauce
- Mix: Fold in green onions and grated cheese. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper if necessary.¼ teaspoon fine sea salt + ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.
Notes
- Peri-peri sauce: 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.
- Cheese: 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