Madness Dip

By Angie Ash, Executive Vice President

Enjoy college basketball games with this perfect dip made for game days spent in front of your flat screen!

Ingredients:

1 cup unsalted butter

3/4 pound feta cheese, crumbled

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 shallot, minced

3 tablespoons dry vermouth

ground white pepper, to taste

1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted

1 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes

3/4 cup pesto sauce

Directions:

In a food processor, combine the butter, feta cheese, cream cheese, garlic, shallot, vermouth, and white pepper. Process until smooth.

Oil a medium bowl, or gelatin mold, and line with plastic wrap for easy removal. Layer the dip into the mold as follows: Sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, pesto, cheese mixture. Repeat. Pat down into the mold and refrigerate for at least one hour.

Turn the dip out onto a serving plate and remove plastic wrap. Serve with crackers.