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Spicy Cheddar Dip with Olives

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Spicy cheddar dip with olives is the end all-be all of appetizers. People will line up to get another taste of this. It has enough calories to knock you off your feet. Be careful when serving it before a dinner, as it is quite filling. Some people eat so much of this that they can't handle the main course! This would be suitable as the centerpiece while watching the game, or as a wonderful treat during parties.

Total 00:20
Yield 2–6 people

Ingredients

  • 1 package (6 ea.) 6-inch (15 cm) pita pockets
  • 8 oz (225 g) sharp cheddar cheese, shredded or diced very small
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 3 oz (80 g ) black olives, sliced into rings
  • 4 oz (110 g) canned diced green chiles
  • 1 small tomato, diced
  • 2 green onions, cut into ¼-inch pieces
  • 2 tbsp garlic powder, or to taste
  • 2 tbsp hot sauce, or to taste

Instructions

  1. 1
    Slice pitas as you would a pizza, into triangles. Separate pita triangles into halves, and place on a cookie sheet, inside surface up.
  2. 2
    Toast in oven until golden brown, but not dark and bitter. This results in novel chips used to scoop the dip.
  3. 3
    Combine the cheese, mayonnaise, chiles, half the olives, garlic powder, and hot sauce.
  4. 4
    Microwave on high until the edges liquefy and bubble, then mix until everything is of the same consistency. Repeat this process until the whole bowl is creamy and a rich orange color.
  5. 5
    Garnish the dip with the remaining olives, green onions, and tomatoes. Standard garnishing technique calls for arranging the remaining black olives, green onions, and diced tomatoes into a bulls-eye pattern.
  6. 6
    Serve the dip with the pita chips.
Category
Appetizers

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Spicy_Cheddar_Dip_with_Olives