20+ Scrumptious Dip Sauces
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Flavorful, creamy, and fast to make, these dip sauces are a must all year round. Essential dip sauce recipes perfect for any occasion.
All veggies, fritters, crackers and your favourite dippers are welcome!
I love dips. I love their flavors, textures, colours and I love when they’re ready in minutes. But what I love most is that when I make them, I am going to get to eat something that will be dipped in sauce.
And there are few things better than crispy stuff dipped in sauce!
Another reason that makes me love dip sauces is that they are easy and fast to make, inexpensive and quite often they require just basic pantry staples.
In this collection you’ll find delicious dips perfect for any occasion, versatile to enjoy with a quick meal and fancy enough for a party.
From classic yogurt or cream cheese dips and aioli sauce, to eye-catching colourful hummus and exotic guacamole, chimichurri, tatziki.
Now grab your best crispy dippers and let’s dig in!
Dip Sauces
5-Minute Sriracha Aioli
You can’t go wrong with this super easy sriracha aioli sauce! Mixing the hot sriracha with garlic, creamy mayo and fresh lime juice makes anything that you dip into it so delicious. A dip sauce that is bursting with flavor and adds the perfect zing to tacos, and grilled or baked crispy veggies and fish!
Beet Hummus
This creamy, delightful dip sauce made with cooked beetroots and chickpeas brings colours and flavour to any dining table. It's a twist on classic hummus, and it looks and tastes fabulous. It’s also healthy, vegan, gluten-free.
Herbed Whipped Ricotta
For this recipe, which is a loose version of the popular Boursin, all you do is blend fresh ricotta, garlic, herbs and a touch of olive oil until smooth and fluffy. An easy breezy dip that is ultra creamy, flavourful, and delicious with all kinds of dippers (chips, bread, pretzels, veggie sticks — you name it!).
Easy Romesco Sauce
Made with roasted red peppers, sun dried tomatoes and almonds, this Romesco sauce adds a burst of flavor to any dish and it's great for dipping too! It’s fast to make, bold, zippy, delicious and uses basic pantry ingredients.
Mint Yogurt Sauce
I love this versartile, fresh, zippy mint yogurt sauce. The recipe combines a few simple ingredients and it's ready in just 5 minutes. It's creamy, flavorful, versatile and perfect to enjoy with veggies or sandwiches.
Guacamole
Mashing is key for the best guacamole. Start with a flavour base by making a paste using onion, cilantro, jalapeño or serrano chillies and salt then add the mashed avocado and lime juice. In Mexico, guacamole is served with crispy deep fried tortilla chips, but this flavoful dip works with just about any dipper.
Sun Dried Tomato Paste
This sun dried tomato paste makes a dip sauce that is a great crowd pleaser! It’s rich, piquant, full of big flavor and keeps well for days! It tastes amazing if you serve it with focaccia or long italian breadsticks.
Tahini Sauce
If you’re not familiar with tahini, it’s a creamy paste made from ground sesame seeds popular throughout the Middle East. This easy recipe turns tahini into a super versatile sauce that shines on sandwiches, falafel, salad bowls, and more!
White Bean Dip
Perfectly smooth and zippy, this white bean dip is garlicky and deliciously spiced with cumin and coriander. A healthy protein packed dip that makes a terrific snack, appetizer and spread ready in minutes.
Bruschetta Dip
This vibrant and fresh bruschetta dip makes a fantastic crowd-pleasing Italian appetizer. The diced ripe tomatoes swims in tomato juices and olive oil infused with garlic and fresh basil. Yes, this bruschetta dip is that delicious.
Pinzimonio dip
This Italian pinzimonio is one of the easiest dip sauce ever. It’s essentially a dressing made with your best extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. It's healthy, economical, and absolutely perfect to celebrate seasonal, fresh produce. It's served in platters full of veggie sticks, crisp salad leaves and soft Italian focaccia or artisanal bread.
Roasted Carrot Hummus
This hummus recipe is absolutely brilliant to use leftover roasted carrots and canned chickpeas. It makes an incredibly smooth hummus that is hard to resist and terrific for dipping and spreading. You're welcome to jazz it up with more garlic, lemon, or spices and make it special with bright pomegranate arils and fresh parsley.
Creamy Feta Dip
In this amazing feta dip the combination of tangy feta, spicy jalapenos, bright lemon and garlic creates this delicious explosion of flavor in your mouth. It’s fabulous on pita chips, madly addicting and perfect for sharing. And you need just a handful of ingredients.
Chimichurri Sauce
Chimichurri sauce hails from Argentina and it's commonly made with olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, red pepper flakes, finely chopped parsley, and oregano. t's bright, zingy, the kind of sauce that you can whip up in minutes and serve as a marinade or dipping sauce for grilled veggies, salads, chicken and fish!
Cheater's Aioli
In the south of France this creamy, rich, garlicky aioli sauce is typically served with platters of vegetables, fries or spooned over fish. With this easy recipe you’ll just need good-quality mayonnaise, lemon juice and garlic to whip up a terrific aioli in minutes!
Jalapeño Cream Cheese
This super quick dip made with jalapeno and cream cheese is not fancy, not so impressive. It’s not anything you’ve never heard of. But you'll be making it regularly because it’s really simple, ready in no time … and tastes SO GOOD.
Vegan Tzatziki sauce
Tzatziki sauce is a traditional Greek sauce made with yogurt and mixed with cucumber, garlic, olive oil, salt, lemon juice, and fresh dill or mint. And it's absolutely amazing with pita bread, falafels, olives, crudites, grilled vegetables, or canapés. To make it vegan, I simply swapped Greek yogurt for creamy coconut yogurt, and it was scrumptious!
Artichoke Dipping Sauce
This artichoke dipping sauce is creamy, rich, and tangy. It’s easy to make with only 7 ingredients, and it comes together in a fraction of the time it takes to cook artichokes. It's perfect to serve with articholes but works well as a dip or dressing for other vegetables too!
Sun Dried Tomato Cream Cheese
This is another crowd-pleaser that is bursting with flavor and ready in minutes! Simply blitz the sun dried tomatoes with fresh basil and some of the infused oil from their jar, add whipped cream and toss until combined, smooth and delicious!
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Colorful, zippy, and just the right amount of texture, this roasted red pepper sauce requires only 5 ingredients, but the flavor is incredible. Top it on potatoes, sandwiches, eggs, pizzas, burgers, salads, bowls, and beyond.
Green Olive Tapenade
This recipe is essentially a briny olive spread made with olives, capers and anchovies. Here I left out capers and anchovies and I used only green olives, extra virgin olive oil, herbs, and sun-dried tomatoes for a touch of sweetness. Everything is blended together to create a delicious Italian-style dip at a moment’s notice.
Caramelized Onion Dip sauce
For this scrumptious onion dip, the caramelization is the key. So take your time and cook your onions until golden brown, very soft, and sticky and jammy. Then mix them with fluffly cream cheese, sour cream, parsley and seasoning to make a total crowd pleaser.
Spicy Chorizo Queso Dip
Ultra creamy with a ton of flavor coming from the crispy spicy chorizo, green chiles, and pickled jalapenos, this chorizo queso dip sauce is perfect to share and great for a party!
A few dipper ideas for you
Here I have some delicious dippers that can be made ahead and everyone loves. Apart from fresh and crunchy crudités and tortillas, why don’t try these amazing breadsticks or simple focaccia or black pepper focaccia? This Italian flatbread is simply amazing. You can make it ahead and then reheat it in the oven to make it nice and crispy.
If you loved these dip sauces..
I have more recipes perfect for a get together, including big fancy salads or Italian appetizers and party food ideas that are great for sharing!
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Whether you plan a party or you simply want to jazz up your sandwiches or bowls, don’t forget to check out these delicious and essential dip sauces!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup (250 grams) Greek yogurt (or full-fat plain yogurt)
- ½ garlic clove, finely grated
- 1 ½ Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 ½ Tablespoon fresh lemon juice, use more if you like
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon fine salt, to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste (optional)
- 2-3 Tablespoons fresh mint leaves, chopped
Instructions
- Add the yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cayenne pepper, salt (I use about ½ scant teaspoon), and pepper to the bowl, and stir to blend. Chop the mint leaves, add them to the bowl and stir again.
- It's better if you leave the mixture rest for 5 minutes to allow the flavors mingle. Then taste and add additional lemon juice, and/or salt and cayenne pepper, if necessary. You might add more chopped mint if you like, the recipe is very flexible and you can adjust it to your liking.
- Serve immediately at room temperature or chill for later (see the recipe card for the storage).