ricotta cheese dip
This is a milky, creamy ricotta cheese dip that’s filled with fresh herbs, bright lemon zest, and a dollop of tangy sour cream. Serve this ricotta spread with your favorite sliced vegetables and seedy crackers.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: about 2 cups
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Mixed
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh, whole milk ricotta
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt, plus more to taste
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup minced fresh herbs (mix of parsley, chives, basil, tarragon and/or mint)
- 1 tbsp good olive oil, for drizzling
- flaky salt, for garnish
- crudites, sliced bread and crackers, for dipping
Instructions
- Add ricotta, sour cream, lemon zest, salt and black pepper to a mixing bowl and stir to combine. Stir in herbs.
- Transfer ricotta dip to a serving bowl. Use the back of a spoon to make swirls in the surface, then drizzle olive oil on top. Sprinkle with flaky salt.
- Serve with fresh vegetables, bread and crackers.
Notes
Dip will keep, covered and refrigerated, for 2 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tbsp of dip
- Calories: 64
- Sugar: 0.1g
- Sodium: 103mg
- Fat: 5.1g
- Saturated Fat: 2.8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 1g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3.5g
- Cholesterol: 16mg
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