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Mediterranean 7-Layer Dip
4.6 from 66 votes

Mediterranean 7-Layer Dip

This Mediterranean 7-Layer Dip layers creamy tzatziki and hummus with fresh diced cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, green onions, crumbled feta, and optional parsley. The dip offers a variety of textures and flavors from smooth, tangy sauces to crisp vegetables and salty cheese. It's served chilled, allowing the flavors to meld before enjoying with pita chips.

Prep Time
20 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients

Tzatziki
  • 1 (8 ounce) cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 /2 cup English cucumber peeled, seeded, and diced (save the other half for later)
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tablespoons yogurt plain, Greek
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoons dill chopped (more to taste)
Hummus
  • 2 (15 ounce) garbanzo bean drained with liquid reserved, canned
  • 1/4 /4 cup garbanzo beans reserved liquid
  • 1/4 /4 cup lemon juice
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tablespoons tahini found in condiment aisle
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt more to taste
  • pinch pinch ground cumin
Other Toppings:
  • 1 cup English cucumber peeled, seeded, and diced
  • 1 cup cherry tomato quartered
  • 1/3 /3 cup green onions sliced
  • 1/4 /4 cup feta cheese crumbled
  • (optional) (optional) flat parsley chopped, leaf

Instructions

Tzatziki:
    Cup of Yum
  1. Mix all ingredients together with a mixer.
Hummus:
  1. Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth. Add more garbanzo bean liquid and process if you want it thinner.
Assembly:
  1. To assemble: Spread tzatziki sauce in the bottom of a shallow serving dish or pie plate. Spread hummus on top. Top with cucumber, tomatoes, onions, feta, and parsley.
  2. Refrigerate for 2 hours to let the flavors meld before serving. Serve with pita chips.

Notes

  • Use fresh herbs and ingredients for best flavor in tzatziki and hummus layers.
  • Refrigerate the assembled dip for a couple of hours to allow flavors to meld before serving.