Tirokafteri (spicy whipped feta and peppers)

Kouklas, a Greek restaurant just outside Chicago, makes a subspecialty of the cuisine's wide variety of dips and spreads. Their tirokafteri, a tangy silky dip with feta and roasted red peppers, is an easy-to-make example that may remind your guests of pimento cheese. The dip is only mildly spicy, but if you're sensitive to heat, start with half the Fresno chile and then add more to taste.