Whipped Ricotta Dip
Enjoy spoonfuls of this Whipped Ricotta Dip with lemon, spread on toasted bread, or serve with your favorite vegetables and crackers! This makes a great appetizer for dipping or even a spread for sandwiches or wraps. Fresh and light!
Gathering in the summer may be the simplest of all times to gather. We love serving a Whipped Ricotta Lemon Dip for an easy appetizer with warm bread, pita chips, crackers, and/or fresh veggies!
Whipped Ricotta Dip
This ricotta dip recipe is super easy to make. You first pour the heavy cream into a bowl and whip with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. If you love a good creamy soft dip, you may want to try our popular summer appetizer: Ricotta Lemon Basil Honey Bruschetta (so good). Branch out and serve it on our Naan Tri Tip Summer Garden Board!
Why we love this recipe
- In just 15 minutes, you’ll have a creamy ricotta cheese whipped to perfection with honey, lemon, and fresh herbs.
- It’s a summer crowd-pleasing appetizer.
- Mix together in a food processor (or blender) until smooth, fluffy, and light.
Gather these ingredients:
- Ricotta cheese
- Lemon
- Chopped mint or cilantro
- Green onion
- Fresh corn
- Feta crumbles
- Heavy cream
- Salt
- Ground pepper
How do you make a Whipped Ricotta Dip?
- In a medium mixing bowl, pour in your heavy cream and whip with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
- Next add in the ricotta, citrus juice and zest, salt, and pepper, and continue to whip until smooth.
- Gently fold in the corn, feta, green onion, and mint using a spatula—save some herbs and feta to garnish if desired.
- Serve with toasted bread, crackers, and veggies.
Serve this dip with these veggies:
- endive
- radicchio
- crackers
- carrots
- baby bell peppers
- radishes
- cucumber
- crackers or sturdy chips
- warm bread or pita chips
Pretty presentations are all about the garnish. Save some herbs and feta to add on top right before serving!
Summer is my favorite time to host
As the guests arrive, it’s all about the apps! I mean, who doesn’t love a fresh, summer appetizer?
We push past the silly thoughts and feelings and we embrace the whole point of entertaining … to welcome our guests with a full heart of love (mixed together with some really good food).
We love this creamy summer dip!
How do you serve Whipped Ricotta Lemon Dip on a board?
On a beautiful charcuterie or serving board, place the bowl of dip.
Then arrange around it endive, radicchio, your favorite crackers, and veggies (whatever is in season).
Or, warm bread, pita chips, crackers, and/or fresh veggies!
More ricotta recipes you may enjoy:
- Strawberry Lemon Ricotta French Toast
- Whipped Basil Ricotta with Spring Crudité
- Ricotta Tomato Toast
Get the Recipe:
Whipped Ricotta Dip
Ingredients
- ½ cup ricotta cheese
- ½ lemon, zested and juiced
- ¼ cup chopped mint or cilantro, or both, loosely packed
- ¼ cup green onion, finely chopped
- ¼ cup fresh corn, cooked and cut off the cob
- ¼ cup feta crumbles
- 2 Tbsp. heavy cream
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground pepper
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, pour in your heavy cream and whip with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
- Next add in the ricotta, citrus juice and zest, salt, and pepper, and continue to whip until smooth.
- Gently fold in the corn, feta, green onion, and mint using a spatula—save some herbs and feta to garnish if desired.
- Serve with toasted bread, crackers, and veggies.
Notes
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