Comments on: Layered Mediterranean Dip

By: Tricia

Tricia — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:35:13 +0000

This looks amazing! How do you get the cucumbers cut so perfectly?

By: Bev Bailey

Bev Bailey — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:33:59 +0000

Reply to Suzanne
Just an FYI to all
I too have lived in the Med area (Greece & Israel) for several years. Neither country would know what cilantro or pecans are. As for pine nuts, I had pine tree, that bared nuts, in my garden in Israel and my Israeli neighbors would climb the low fence in front to pick up the pine cones. No personal space in either country. The pesto would be made from Italian flat leaf parsley & mint.

By: Philip

Philip — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:16:38 +0000

Made this last night for a house party everyone loved it I had to print off this page for one of my friends as she wanted to make it herself.
Really good thanks for the recipe

By: Natalie (Perry's Plate)

Natalie (Perry's Plate) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:24:09 +0000

It’s interesting how some cultures are wedged so tightly in their food traditions. I guess Americans can’t relate because our “food tradition” is sort of a mish mash of everything. I hope you enjoy the dip!

I spent over a year in Austria and would LOVE to do an updated schnitzel recipe! I’ve got homemade sauerkraut on my counter as we speak…

By: gherkin

gherkin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:58:08 +0000

Wow – I have never heard of a Mexican 7 layer dip but this recipe looks awesome! I love traditional Italian pesto so this pecan/cilantro one looks very interesting! Can’t wait to try it out in a birthday party this weekend!

By: Susanna

Susanna — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:03:07 +0000

Having lived in the Mediterranean for several years, I can tell you that the Israelis (at least) would never eat this dip and like all other food that is weird to them (pesto, pine nuts), they would be missing out on something fantastic. I tried making new or even old American classics and they were stuck in their ways with old world food traditions. Exhausting! I can’t wait to try this! I love Mediterranean food and this is such a great take on old food traditions!

I wrote a lot about my experience in Israel…
http://www.meantforsomethingbetter.com…

Can I request an updated shnitzel recipe?

By: Marylou H

Marylou H — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:08:10 +0000

Definitely going to try this soon!! Looks like a great recipe! I will add the olives.

By: Dax Phillips

Dax Phillips — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:04:03 +0000

This looks and sounds great! Something a lot different than that standard, yet delicious, taco dip.

By: Arwen

Arwen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:56 +0000

Made this for a Super Bowl party. It beat the Mexican 7 layer dip hands down. By halftime, there was less than half of my dip while 2/3 of the Mexican remained. TOUCH DOWN!

I mixed the olive oil with some of the kalamata olive juice. Wish I’d put a bit of balsamic in as well. Next time. I cheated and bought storemade cilantro pesto.

By: Karen T.

Karen T. — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:59:24 +0000

I made this for the Superbowl and it was fabulous. It has replaced our old favorite layered dip recipe. I finely diced the feta and layered that on after the hummus, topped it with the vegetables and then drizzled it with habanero olive oil. It was simply divine. My husband is eating (inhaling!) the leftovers as I type. Thanks for a great new recipe!