Hot Pizza-Tasting Dip
From:	Peter, New Mexico, USA
Comments:	Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 2 minutes Serve with pizza crust pieces, pita bread wedges, crusty bread slices or bread sticks. Or use Cheddar, Emmenthal, Gouda or Gruyere cheese instead of cheese spread and serve this excellent lukewarm cheese dip into individual bowls, along with your favourite raw vegetables pieces, such as celery sticks, carrot sticks, broccoli flowerets...
Servings:	1 1/3 cups [330 mL] dip
Ingredients	Preparation
1 cup [250 mL] cheese spread [regular or light] 1 tomato, seeded and chopped 1/4 cup [60 mL] finely chopped pepperoni 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] oregano 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] basil Pinch of hot red pepper flakes	Microwave cheese, in a microwaveable bowl, on 'MEDIUM' for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, stirring once. Delicately stir in chopped tomato and pepperoni, oregano, basil and hot red pepper flakes, until blended. Serve immediately.