Artichoke Dip
Recipe Overview: The recipe is for Smoked Salmon Crostini with Herbed Mayonnaise, a perfect holiday appetizer that combines crunchy crostini with a fresh herby mayo and smoked salmon.
Ingredients: The main ingredients include baguette slices, olive oil, herbed mayonnaise, thinly sliced smoked salmon, freshly ground black pepper, lemon zest, and fresh herbs like basil or dill.
Baked Feta & Artichoke Dip
Ingredients: Artichoke hearts, feta cheese, reduced-fat sour cream, reduced-fat mayonnaise, sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and chives.
Serving: Garnish with chives and serve with pita chips and crudités.
Baked Feta Tomato Dip
Recipe Overview: The Baked Feta Tomato Dip combines cherry tomatoes and feta cheese, creating a flavorful and aromatic dip. This dish is inspired by the Greek recipe called Bouyourdi.
Ingredients: Key ingredients include cherry tomatoes, full-fat feta cheese, high-quality extra virgin olive oil, salt, pepper, and fresh basil.
Serving Suggestions: The dip can be served with crostini, crackers, or cheesy pull-apart bread. It’s perfect for parties or as a buzz-worthy appetizer.
Substitutions: While cherry tomatoes are recommended for the best flavor, canned cherry tomatoes or chopped fresh vine tomatoes can be used. Basil can be substituted with thyme or oregano. It's important to use high-quality feta and olive oil for the best results.
Cheese Dip
Ingredients: Ground beef, spicy pork sausage, diced onion, processed cheese food (like Velveeta), diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, and condensed cream of mushroom soup.
Serving Suggestions: Serve with tortilla chips, vegetables, pretzels, crackers, or homemade crostini. It can also be used as a topping for nachos, French fries, or baked potatoes.
Clam Dip
The recipe has received positive feedback for its excellent flavor and ease of preparation. Some reviewers suggest making it a day ahead to let the flavors meld and adjusting the amount of clam liquor to taste.
Ingredients: The recipe calls for minced clams, cream cheese, crème fraiche, a small shallot, lemon zest and juice, Worcestershire sauce, kosher salt, hot sauce, fresh dill, and potato chips.
Chili con Queso Dip
This classic Tex-Mex dip is known for its bright spiciness from serrano chiles and jalapeños, balanced by the richness of two cheeses and tangy sour cream added at the end.
Servings: Makes 5 cups
Time: 20 minutes
Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients: Includes unsalted butter, serrano chiles, jalapeño, yellow onion, garlic, flour, milk, canned diced tomatoes, fresh cilantro, cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, and kosher salt.
Guacamole Dip
The recipe is simple and easy to remember, making it perfect for a quick and delicious dip.
Ingredients: The recipe requires only five ingredients: avocados, garlic, lime, red onion, and jalapeño pepper. Cilantro is optional due to its controversial taste.
Shrimp Dip
The recipe has a 4.3-star rating from 88 reviews. Users have shared various tweaks, such as using fresh shrimp, adding garlic, and reducing the amount of mayonnaise.
Ingredients: Cream cheese, mayonnaise, chopped onion, chopped celery, and cooked shrimp.
Serving Size: The recipe yields 32 servings (4 cups).
Smoked Salmon Dip
This dip is described as rich, flavorful, and a crowd-pleaser. It's suggested to serve it with gluten-free crackers for a crunchy option
Ingredients: Cream cheese, unsalted butter, smoked salmon, Worcestershire sauce, dried dill weed, paprika, liquid smoke flavoring, and heavy whipping cream.
Serving Size: 32 servings
Spinach Dip
Tuscan Cheese Dip
Recipe Overview: The Tuscan Cheese Dip is a quick and easy appetizer featuring Italian flavors like sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, and three types of cheese (cream cheese, mozzarella, and Parmesan). It's gluten-free and vegetarian.
Ingredients: The dip includes cream cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, sour cream, garlic powder, and salt.
Warm Crab Dip
This dip is described as an elegant and simple appetizer, perfect for serving with crackers or toasted baguette slices.
Ingredients: Lump crab meat, cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, shallots, red bell pepper, salt, and pepper.
