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Roasted Red Pepper Dip

HB-15063 · Hand-built original

A smooth, smoky dip of roasted red peppers blended with cream cheese, garlic, basil and paprika.

Appetizer, dip5 minServes 4260 kcalGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: ounce jar roasted red peppers

Servings:4quantities adjust to match

Ingredients

  • 12 ounce jar roasted red peppers (drained)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
  • 3 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 5 fresh basil leaves
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Method

  1. Drain the jar of roasted red peppers well so the finished dip is not watery.
  2. Put the drained peppers in a food processor with the softened cream cheese, minced garlic cloves, basil leaves, olive oil, smoked paprika, salt, black pepper and crushed red pepper flakes.
  3. Blend everything until the dip is completely smooth and creamy, stopping to scrape down the sides if needed.
  4. Serve the dip straight away with pita, crackers or raw vegetables for dunking.

Prep: 5 min

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

260 kcalCalories
4.7 gProtein
10.5 gCarbs
23.2 gFat
12 gSaturates
1.6 gFibre
2.3 gSugars
470 mgSodium
57 mgCholesterol
296 mgPotassium
66 mgCalcium
0.7 mgIron
1 servingServing

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data

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