I followed the recipe exactly,so I am not quite sure where I went wrong, but mine came out very bitter and would not stick to the French bread. My husband loves EVOO bread dip, so I will keep trying!

I would give this recipe "0" stars due to the fact that my bread intake has increased ten-fold since I first made this stuff and I am having one heck of a time maintaining any sort of reasonable diet now. In all seriousness, this is an awesome recipe don't change a thing, you will not be disappointed.

i didnt grind the herbs, just slightly crushed them with the back of a spoon. the taste is rustic, very italiano.

I don't have spice grinder so skipped that part but loved this dip. I did let it sit in oil for about a half hour before serving. I also forgot to put in fresh garlic but it was still good. I have been eatig this for the last 3 nights . Thanks Oh the best part is these are spices that are always in the spice rack. I had to come back and add this in. Icut up some red potatoes and tossed in olive oil and then this spice and roasted and they were wonderfullI had to come back one more time. My neighbor works for carrabas and when i showed him this blend he said looks like what they use but they use fresh herbs. FRESH WOULD BE TO COSTLY AND DOESN'T LAST SO THIS IS A GREAT MIX

I didn't use the red pepper flakes. I did mix up the herbs (did not crush) and put the 1/4 cup of olive oil in to let it hang out together. Then I put some of that mixture on a plate later and added more olive oil and had balsamic vinegar as an option as well. Served with cut up french bread. Everybody, especially men, were raving about it! So easy and such a pleaser.

ABSOLUTLY YUMMY!! I took the advice of leaving out some of the red pepper because I can't do spicy. Thanks for sharing!

This is delicious--just as good as the olive oil dip at Carrabba's. I reduced the black and red peppers to 1 1/2 tsp each and that was still plenty of spice for my lightweight husband. Also I mixed all the dried herbs together instead of grinding them and did not add the fresh garlic as I didn't have any on hand.

Very good. A good dipping sauce when serving bread with sides of grated cheese and crushed hot peppers.

This was quick and easy to prepare. I only used 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes and black pepper. I served with the French Bread recipe from this site.

Very tasty! Thank for the recipe. I served it as a side to caesar salad and not a drop left!

I was really happy with this! Tastes like the olive oil and spice dip you get in nice Italian restaurants. Next time I might not add quite as much red pepper, as it was a tiny bit too spicy for me. But great combination of spices! Thanks!

This was great. Next time I would lessen the red pepper as it had quite a kick, but I can only imagine this would also make a great meat rub. So many possibilities. I added the crush garlic right before use, that way the dry mixture will last longer.

I made a double batch of this and I keep it in the fridge for whenever anyone wants a yummy snack. We serve it with Italian bread or a crusty baguette. I did not grind my spices up and we add a splash of balsamic vinegar on the plate with the oil. Delicious!

I love this recipe! Took it to an Easter dinner with some rolls and everyone who tried it loved it. I really didn't read this recipe before making it--a friend passed it on to me, so I didn't grind it up, and I used a tablespoon of mix instead of 2 teaspoons to serve it. i think my ground red pepper was a bit strong bc it was very spicy at first, but then it was fine. Thanks for the recipe. Delicious! Now I have another excuse to eat bread. (Didn't really need one before!) LOL.

Read reviews. Add minced garlic when adding olive oil.

We cut the red and black pepper to 1/4 teaspoon each. We put all of the dry spices in a baggy and crushed them up with our hands. We spooned about a teaspoon of the dry mixture onto a small saucer and just prior to serving, we added fresh minced garlic from a press to the top. When ready to eat, just pour on a high quality extra virgin olive oil. HEAVEN!