Layered Pesto And Red Pepper Dip Recipes

LAYERED ITALIAN DIP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix cream cheese and Parmesan until blended; spread onto bottom of 9-inch pie plate.
• Top with layers of remaining ingredients.
• Bake 15 min. or until heated through.

EASY RED PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, simmer pomegranate juice over medium-high until thick, syrupy, and beginning to brown slightly around edges, 13 minutes (you should have about 2 tablespoons syrup).
• Meanwhile, in a food processor, process torn pita until coarse crumbs form. Add walnuts, paprika, cumin, and cayenne and process until finely chopped. Add peppers, lemon juice, and syrup and process until mixture is a smooth paste. With machine running, slowly pour oil through feed tube and process until combined. Season with salt and serve with remaining pitas, toasted and cut into wedges.

LAYERED PESTO CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Line a 3-cup bowl with plastic wrap; set aside. , In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. In another bowl, combine pesto and Parmesan cheese. Layer half of the cream cheese mixture, pesto mixture and sun-dried tomatoes in prepared bowl. Repeat layers. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour., Unmold onto a serving plate. Serve with crackers.

CREAMY RED PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• In a food processor, process garlic until minced. Add the cream cheese, red peppers, onions, lemon juice and cumin; cover and process until smooth. Spoon into pepper halves. Serve with vegetables.

LAYERED PESTO AND RED PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• Blend peppers and 1/2 of reduced-fat cream cheese in blender until well blended, stopping occasionally to scrape down side of blender.
• Mix remaining reduced-fat cream cheese, pesto and milk; spread onto small serving plate. Top with pepper puree.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.

LAYERED PESTO AND ROASTED RED PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• Soften cream cheese to room temperature.
• Place half of the cream cheese, pesto and milk in a blender or food processor - blend until smooth.
• Remove and place into a shallow bowl or plate.
• Clean out blender/food processor.
• Place half (4 oz) of the cream cheese and the red peppers in a blender or food processor. Cover and blend 30 to 40 seconds until smooth.
• Place red pepper mixture on top of the pesto mixture.
• Place in a the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour before serving.
• Serve with Wheat Thins or your choice of crackers. You can dip the crackers in the dip or use a spreader.
• Note: Makes 9 servings of 2 Tablespoons each. If you want to make a larger serving for a party, double recipe.

RED PEPPER-PESTO DIP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients except crackers.
• Spread into 9" pie plate.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Cool 5 mins, serve warm with crackers.