Jump to Recipe

This Whipped Feta Dip is perfect to make for a party, and anyone who likes Feta Cheese is going to love this tasty dip recipe! You can eat it topped with Sumac and served with colorful veggies like we did, or see other serving suggestions for toppings and dippers.

PIN Whipped Feta Dip to make it later!

Feta Dip shown on serving plate with tomatoes, cucumber, celery, and red pepper strips

This recipe for Whipped Feta Dip is something I first had at the home of my long time friend Mary at one of her fabulous back-yard dinners. I loved the Feta dip from the very first taste, and Mary sent me the recipe for her version, served drizzled with honey, sprinkled with red pepper flakes, and accompanied with crackers.

When I worked on the recipe with Kara, we went for a lower-carb approach approach for a Whipped Feta Dip served with veggies. And I couldn’t imagine not topping it with Sumac, which added such a nice pop of citrusy flavor notes, but see other optionsif you don’t have that middle eastern spice.

Of course Whipped Feta Dip is for people (like me) who love Feta Cheese, and if you’re also a fan, this is a tasty snack you can make in about 5 minutes in the food processor! The recipe I’m giving you makes a lot, but it keeps quite a while in the fridge. Or you can make a smaller amount if you’re not making it for a party, but please try this recipe!

Email This Recipe To Me!

Enter your email address and we'll send this recipe to your inbox.

What ingredients do you need?

(This is ONLY a list of ingredients for the recipe; please scroll down for complete printable recipe. Or if you use the JUMP TO RECIPE link at the top of the page, it will take you directly to the complete recipe with ingredient amounts.)

  • Feta Cheese (in a block; don’t buy crumbled Feta)
  • sour cream, preferably full-fat Daisy sour cream
  • Minced Garlic (affiliate link), or use minced fresh garlic if you have some
  • extra virgin Olive Oil (affiliate link)
  • lemon juice, I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice
  • coarse-ground black pepper
  • Ground Sumac (affiliate link), or see notes if you don’t have that

How low in carbs is the Whipped Feta Dip?

I calculated the nutritional information for the dip recipe without dippers, and a serving size of 3 tablespoons of dip has only 2 net carbs and 4 grams of protein. See serving suggestions below and decide how many more carbs you want to add.

What is Ground Sumac?

Powdered Sumac is made from a dark red berry that grows in the Mediterranean region and it has a pleasant earthy flavor with citrusy flavor notes. It’s widely used in Middle Eastern cooking, especially in Fattoush Lebanese Salad. This is something I loved from the first time I tried it at a restaurant, many years ago. If your town has a Middle Eastern Grocer they will have it, or you can order Ground Sumac (affiliate link) at Amazon.

Why I don’t recommend crumbled Feta for the Whipped Feta Dip:

Some people may wonder why I recommend buying a block of Feta Cheese for a recipe where the Feta is going to be crumbled when you add it to the food processor. But I feel the pre-crumbled Feta goes bad very quickly, and blocks of Feta that are crumbled when you use the cheese always taste fresher and better to me. If you shop at Costco, the Kirkland Organic Feta they sell there is my absolute favorite and such a bargain, but there are lots of good brands of Feta.

Toppings for Feta Dip if you don’t have Sumac:

We loved the Feta dip drizzled with good quality extra virgin olive oil and sprinkled with Ground Sumac (affiliate link), and it was also delicious topped with a drizzle of honey and a little bit of red pepper flakes the way Mary served it. If you don’t have Sumac and don’t want to use honey, you could serve it with olive oil and one of these toppings:

Dippers for Whipped Feta Dip:

  • The Whipped Feta Dip was great with the tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, and red pepper strips we served it with.
  • If you don’t want to bother with cutting up veggies, Kara and I both agreed we liked it best with the cherry tomatoes!
  • Other raw veggies I think would taste great with this include cauliflower, jicama sticks, carrot sticks, turnip sticks, and sugar snap peas.
  • If you wanted to serve this with slightly cooked veggies, I think it would be amazing with asparagus or green beans.
  • I would love this spread on toasted pieces of Joseph’s Bakery Pita Bread (affiliate link) (affiliate link), which is my favorite low-carb pita bread.
  • The Feta dip would taste great on any kind of crackers or low-carb crackers.
  • This would be an amazing spread for Olive Bread or Savory Almond Flour Bread.

Feta Dip with Sumac showing process for recipe in food processor.

How to Make Whipped Feta Dip with Sumac

(This is ONLY a summary of the steps for the recipe; please scroll down for complete printable recipe. Or if you use the JUMP TO RECIPE link at the top of the page, it will take you directly to the complete recipe.)

  1. Crumbled the Feta Cheese.
  2. Add the crumbled Feta, sour cream, minced garlic, 2 T olive oil, fresh-squeezed lemon juice, and coarse ground black pepper to the Food Processor (affiliate link) where you have used the steel blade. (I love my Cuisinart Food Processor, but there are many good brands.)
  3. Process the ingredients until they are mostly blended together, or leave it slightly chunky like you see in the photo. (This took only about a minute in my food processor.)
  4. Put desired amount of dip into a serving bowl, drizzle with the rest of the olive oil, and sprinkle with ground Sumac. (Or use one of the other toppings listed above if you don’t have sumac.)
  5. Serve with veggie dippers or one of the other suggestions listed above.
  6. I’m guessing the Whipped Feta Dip will keep more than a week in the fridge, but so far I haven’t managed to keep any around that long!

Whipped Feta Dip with Sumac on serving plate with vegetables

Want more ideas for Low-Carb Appetizers?

Check out 50+ Keto Appetizer Recipes for lots more appetizer ideas for parties and holiday celebrations!

Whipped Feta Dip with Sumac shown on serving plate with tomatoes, cucumber, celery, and red pepper strips
Yield: 17 servings

Whipped Feta Dip

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Whipped Feta Dip is perfect to make for a party, and this is also great to keep in the fridge to nibble on with veggies or low-carb pita bread. The recipe makes quite a bit so if you're not making it for a crowd, you might want to cut the recipe in half.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 lb. Feta Cheese, crumbled
  • 1 T minced garlic
  • 2 T + 1 T olive oil
  • 2 T fresh-squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp. coarse ground black pepper
  • 1 T Sumac

Instructions

  • Add the sour cream, crumbled Feta Cheese, minced garlic, 2 T olive oil, lemon juice, and coarse ground black pepper, to the food processor that's fitted with the steel blade.
  • Process the dip until it's mostly smooth, or with a few chunks if you prefer it slightly chunky. That took less than a minute with the Cuisinart Food Processor I used.
  • Put the dip in a serving dish and drizzle with the other tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle with Sumac.
  • Serve dip with vegetables, low-carb pita bread, or crackers.
  • Whipped Feta Dip will keep in the fridge for at least a week. (It will probably last longer, but mine was gone by then.)

    • Notes

    Nutritional information is for the dip only, not the vegetables or other things this dip might be served with. I calculated it based on about 3 tablespoons serving size.

    Recipe sent to me by my friend Mary Rhodes; adapted slightly by Kalyn and Kara.

    Nutrition Information

    Yield

    17

    Serving Size

    1
    Amount Per Serving Calories 114Total Fat 10gSaturated Fat 6gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 34mgSodium 264mgCarbohydrates 2gFiber 0gSugar 2gProtein 4g

    Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

    Did you make this recipe?

    Did you make this recipe? Please leave a star rating (under the PRINT button in the recipe) or share a photo of your results on Instagram! THANKS!

    © All images and text ©Kalyn Denny for Kalyn's Kitchen.
    Category: Appetizers

    square image of Feta Dip shown with Sumac and vegetables on platter.

    Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
    This Whipped Feta Dip with Sumac is a good appetizer or snack for any low-carb diet when you eat it with low-carb veggies or low-carb pita bread. It’s a bit high in fat for the original South Beach Diet, but personally I don’t feel this is a bad choice compared to lots of other things you might find served at a party!

    Find More Recipes Like This One:
    Use Appetizers to find more recipes like this one. Use the Diet Type Index to find more recipes suitable for a specific eating plan. You might also like to follow Kalyn’s Kitchen on Pinterest, on Facebook, on Instagram, on TikTok, or on YouTube to see all the good recipes I’m sharing there.

    Historical Notes for this Recipe:
    The Feta dip recipe I got from my friend Mary was first posted in 2022. The recipe was last updated with more information in 2025.

    Pinterest image of Whipped Feta Dip

    Email This Recipe To Me!

    Enter your email address and we'll send this recipe to your inbox.

    Share This: