Red Pepper Cheddar Dip Recipes

MARY'S ROASTED RED PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a small baking dish, mix the roasted red peppers, Monterey Jack cheese, cream cheese, mayonnaise, onion, garlic and Dijon-style mustard.
• Bake in the preheated oven 20 minutes, or until bubbly and lightly browned. Serve warm.

RED PEPPER CHEDDAR DIP

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients, excepts the bacon and scallions in a food processor until fairly smooth.
• Saute the bacon until crispy and drain.
• Reserve some of the bacon to use as a garnish, the stir the rest into the the cheese mixture.
• Chill for at least 1 hour.
• Just before serving, garnish with remaining bacon and scallions.
• Serve with favorite bread sticks, veggies, toasted baguettes, etc.

ROASTED RED PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• In a food processor add roasted red peppers, cream cheese, garlic, basil, olive oil, paprika, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper.
• Blend it all together until it's smooth and creamy.
• Serve immediately with pita, crackers, tomatoes, snap peas, or carrots.

CHEDDAR CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Grate the cheddar cheese while very chilled, but then let the grated cheese get back to room temperature. In the bowl of a food processor, whirl the cheese, butter, mustard, sherry and cayenne pepper until smooth and creamy
• Transfer to a mixing bowl, cover and refrigerate until needed. (You can do 2 weeks before serving.) Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before serving; fold in the nuts and repack into four 1 cup ramekins of crocks. Dust with chives for garnish
• Serve with crackers, or a crunchy vegetable like celery or fennel or jicama.

RED PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• Process roasted pepper in food processor until smooth. Scrape into serving bowl and stir in remaining ingredients. Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Serve with accompaniments.

GRILLED RED PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• Toss peppers with oil, garlic powder and rosemary to coat. Grill peppers, covered, over medium-high heat or broil 4 in. from heat 2-3 minutes on each side or until tender. Cool completely. Cut peppers into 1/4-in. pieces., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and onion salt until blended. Beat in feta cheese and chopped red peppers until blended. Serve with pita chips. Refrigerate leftovers.

RED BELL PEPPER AND CHEDDAR CHEESE SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Place onion and garlic in small baking dish. Drizzle with oil. Bake until soft, stirring occasionally, about 50 minutes. Cool.
• Meanwhile, char peppers over gas flame or under broiler until blackened on all sides. Cool 10 minutes. Peel and seed peppers; pat dry. Place all ingredients except chives in processor. Puree until almost smooth. Transfer to bowl. Stir in chives. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead.)