Whipped Feta Dip with Pickled Beetroot, Dill and Pistachios

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4-6

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Red Sea Cookbook: Over 100 family recipes and stories from Saudi Arabia

By Madeeha Qureshi

Published 2026

  • About

After a long playful afternoon, I would return home with red stains all over my clothes and my mama would get mad at me because I had completely ruined my dress. One of the main culprits was the humble pickled beetroot. This dip is a simple spin on mama’s historic disappointments in my ruined dresses and Aba Jan’s pickled beet and cucumber salad. Serve it with barbecued meats and vegetables at any time of the day, incorporating all those bold flavours straight from the old