July 7, 2010

Wednesday's Chow - Veggie Dips

I know when I go to meetings, I like to take along food to share.  Here are some quick dips to serve with fruit, vegetables or crackers.

Note: you can gather the dry ingredeints for any of these recipes, put them in a baggie and give them away as a gift, with a note mentioning the 'wet' ingredients and the directions.

Herb Veggie Dip


Ingredients:

1 Tbsp dried parsley
1 tbsp thyme
1 ½ tsp dried tarragon
1 ½ tsp dried minced onion
¾ tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
2 cups sour cream
1 tsp lemon juice

Directions:

Combine dry ingredients and mix with sour cream and lemon juice. Stir until well blended. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving. Serve with veggies.

Ranch Dip


Ingredients:

¾ Tbsp dried parsley
1 ½ tsp salt
¾ tsp dried chives
½ tsp dried oregano
½ tsp dried tarragon
¾ tsp garlic powder
¾ tsp lemon pepper
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream

Directions:

Combine dry ingredients. Blend mayonnaise and sour cream, then add herb mix. Blend well. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Serve with crackers or fresh vegetables.

Fruit Dip Mix


Ingredients:

1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp chopped crystallized ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
2 (8 oz) pkgs cream cheese, softened

Directions:

Combine all ingredients until well blended. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Serve with fresh fruit.

Mexican Fiesta Dip


Ingredients:

1 tbsp chili powder
2 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp plus 1/8 tsp garlic powder
½ tsp plus 1/8 tsp onion powder
½ tsp plus 1/8 tsp dried cilantro
1/8 heaping tsp cayenne pepper
1/8 heaping tsp pepper
1/8 heaping tsp salt
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream

Directions:

Combine all ingredients and stir until well blended. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours before serving. Serve with tortilla chips or vegetables.

When you're finished with these dips, you can take a dip:

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4 comments:

Paisley Kirkpatrick said...

Yummy, Anna Kathryn - that would be the dips for food, by the way. I whimped out on the hot Mexican dip, but think I can use the others. :)

Eleanor Sullo said...

Anna, Your dips sound great and the gift idea even better. Especially with lots of the herbs growing in the garden right now. Also a flavorful dip is perfect with all the great vegetables turning up in the garden now is perfect--zucchini and summer squash spears, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper chunks, carrots and broccoli flowers.
Thanks for the ideas. And for the hunky picture!
Ellie

Anna Kathryn Lanier said...

Hi, Paisley and Ellie. My favorite dip is Knorr's spinach dip, but all of these sound yummy too.

Penny Rader said...

You're making me hungry! Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to try these out.