I love a relaxed evening with friends – the impromptu sort when you decide you really need a catch-up, so you throw a few nibbles together and chill a bottle of fizz.
One of the best sharing foods is dip.
I like to serve with a range of crudité (how virtuous we feel eating carrot and cucumber sticks!), breadsticks and some warm pitta triangles.
Here are the top 3 Dairy Diary dips of all time…
Hummous
Suitable for vegetarians
Ingredients
- Chickpeas 410g can, drained
- Lemon 1, juice only
- Garlic 3 cloves, peeled and crushed
- Ground cumin ½ tsp
- Ground coriander ½ tsp
- Natural yogurt 150g (5oz)
- Crunchy peanut butter 3 tbsp
- Olive oil 1 tbsp
- Chopped coriander 1 tbsp, optional
Instructions
- Place chickpeas, lemon juice and garlic into a food processor and whizz to a coarse mixture.
- Tip mixture into a bowl and stir in cumin, coriander, yogurt and peanut butter and season to taste.
- Spoon into a serving bowl and chill until ready to serve. Drizzle with oil and garnish with coriander, if liked.
Stilton & Walnut Dip
Suitable for vegetarians
Ingredients
- Curd cheese or quark 150g (5oz)
- Stilton cheese 150g (5oz), crumbled
- Soured cream 150g (5oz)
- Snipped chives 2 tbsp, plus extra to garnish
- Chopped walnuts 50g (2oz), plus extra to garnish
- Paprika to garnish
Instructions
- Put cheeses and soured cream into a bowl and beat together until combined.
- Fold chives and walnuts into mixture and spoon into a serving bowl. Sprinkle with paprika, chives and walnuts and chill until required.
Hot Artichoke & Chive Dip
Suitable for vegetarians
Ingredients
- Artichoke hearts 390g can, drained
- Parmesan cheese 75g (3oz), grated
- Light mayonnaise 125ml (4fl oz)
- Soured cream 125ml (4 fl oz)
- Snipped chives to garnish, optional
Instructions
- Place all ingredients except chives into a food processor and whizz until smooth. Season to taste.
- Spoon mixture into a saucepan and heat gently until hot but not boiling.
- Pour into a serving bowl, sprinkle with chives if you like, and serve immediately.
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