Mediterranean Dips

Mousse from feta cheese with olives and lime juice

Ingredients:

  • 250 g feta cheese
  • 200 g garlic olives
  • 1 fistful raisins
  • 2 tablespoonful roast pine nuts
  • juice of 1 lime

Preparation:

  1. Purée all ingredients in a mixer.
  2. Who likes may add a dash of Ouzo.

Avocado dip with fresh lime juice

Ingredients:

  • 2 soft avocados
  • 2 small fresh red chillies
  • 2 spring onions
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 150 g sour cream
  • coriander

Preparation:

  1. Peel avocados and press through a big colander.
  2. Dice chillies (very small pieces) and add to avocados.
  3. Wash 2 spring onions well, dice, too, and add to the mixture.
  4. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, one knife point coriander and 150g sour cream, then stir.
  5. Finally season with the juice of one freshly squeezed lime. Serve immediately, as avocados turn dark quickly.

Variation: Dip may also be prepared in a mixer. However, be careful! Chillies may turn extremely hot this way!

Aioli

Ingredients:

  • 5 big cloves of garlic
  • 1 glass mayonnaise (250 g)
  • curry and pepper to taste

Preparation:

  1. Crush gloves of garlic finely.
  2. Add garlic to mayonnaise, stir and taste with some curry and pepper.