Garlic & Feta Spread

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Skill Level	Easy

Preparation Time	5 minutes	Total Time	5 minutes
Servings	6 servings (2 tbsp)	Cost Per Serving	$0.65

2 cloves	Garlic
1/2 cup	Feta Cheese
1/4 cup	Mayonnaise (recipe from scratch below)
1 tbsp	Dill, roughly chopped
To taste	Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Eggless Mayonnaise (Aioli)

1/3 cup	Whole Milk, very cold
1 tsp	Lemon Juice
1 tsp	Grainy Dijon Mustard>
4 cloves	Garlic, peeled
3/4 cup	Vegetable oil (or Olive Oil, Walnut Oil…)
To taste	Black Pepper and Sea Salt, freshly ground

Add milk, lemon juice, garlic and mustard to a food processor. Pulse to combine well.
Very slowly, drizzle in your oil while the food processor is running. Continue to add oil slowly until the mixture resembles the consistency of mayonnaise.
Season with salt and pepper, and refrigerate for up to one week.
Add ¼ cup of the fresh mayonnaise, garlic and feta to a food processor and blend well. Season to your taste.

You can then spread this on toast or use as a dip.

PDF link to nutrition facts table for garlic and feta spread

Cooking garlic prevents allicin, a cancer-fighting compound, from being formed. For this reason, raw garlic contains more cancer-fighting nutrients than cooked, but it can be difficult to digest for some individuals
Don't like raw garlic? Don’t worry! Garlic contains several cancer-fighting nutrients, many of which are still present in cooked garlic. Diets rich in both raw and cooked garlic are associated with a reduced risk of stomach and colon cancer
Use a combination of raw and cooked garlic in your diet to ensure maximum nutrients without upsetting your stomach.