Feta + Cream Cheese Dip w/ Red Onion (Lopez Island Dip)

Well, if you’ve been following me on Insta, then you know I was recently on the San Juan Islands in the PNW. We’ve been visiting these islands for several years and every year I try to see something new. This summer, we hiked several new trails ((which helped me accumulate a total of 90 miles hiked while on vacay — yippee!!)) and we explored a nearby island — Lopez.

There are some breath-taking sites on Lopez! Two of our faves were Iceberg Point & Shark Reef Sanctuary.

The views were some of the most beautiful I’ve ever witnessed. Rocky coastline, deep dark ocean waters stretching for miles and small islands off the coast inhabited by Harbor Seals and their young.

We spent hours watching the real life ‘Animal Planet’ right before our very eyes. With every visit, I packed a picnic lunch and our picnic ALWAYS included fresh veggies and a yummy dip I first discovered at the local organic grocery store ‘Blossom Grocery‘.

The dip was made of 4 ingredients and AH-mazingly delicious. The red onion and parsley are such a perfect compliment to the feta and cream cheese. I’m not sure whether it was the dip on it’s own or if my location had an impact, but I was hooked after the first bite. It’s no surprise, I’m sure, that that Blossom Grocery feta dip didn’t last very long.

Once I was back on Orcas, I set out to recreate the Lopez Island Feta + Cream Cheese Dip. I tweaked it ever-so-slightly and then proceeded to make it 8 more times! Since returning to OK I’ve made it every chance I get! If I close my eyes, I can almost smell that salty ocean air and hear the barking of those Harbor seals.

Ingredients ::

Here’s what you’ll need to recreate my Lopez Island Dip ::

cream cheese
feta cheese
red onion
fresh Italian parsley
sea salt
cracked black pepper
cream

You’ll need approximately equal parts cream cheese and feta cheese and then add red onion, parsley and salt & pepper to taste. I found that thinning the dip with heavy whipping cream allowed for a more dip-able dip. If you like a cracker-breaking, carrot-bending thick dip, feel free to omit the cream. I prefer a dip that’s a little creamier!

I hope you this dip becomes a fast favorite for your family like it has mine. And maybe, just maybe, if you close your eyes — with that first bite, you’ll hear the barking of a Harbor seal too!