Ingredients for Homemade Dips

Make a delicious salsa for dipping chips.

Dips are essential for parties because they are easy to whip up and cater to a variety of different food preferences. Provide a platter of snacks and different dips for different tastes. Dips are used to add flavor to vegetables, crackers, chips or a variety of other foods.

Tomatoes

Make a delicious salsa with tomatoes, onions, garlic, salt, lime juice and cilantro. Salsa can be chunky or juicy, depending on your preferences. Cut up all vegetables and mix together or put the ingredients in a blender. Melted cheese and salsa mixed together make a queso dip, a party favorite. Blended tomatoes, Italian seasoning, turmeric, garlic and olive oil and onions make a Mediterranean dip for pita bread or corn chips.

Sour Cream

Sour cream can be used as a base for a wide range of flavors. Add onions, garlic and salt to sour cream for a veggie or potato chip dip. Add bacon and a little bit of hot sauce to the dip to make it heartier and spicier. Create a dip that adds some zest to snacks by mixing sour cream, mayonnaise, dill weed, salt, garlic and lemon juice. Dill dips are flavorful additions to vegetable platters.

Garbanzo Beans

Hummus is a creamy dip that can be used with pita chips, vegetables and crackers. Garbanzo beans, also known as chickpeas, are the main ingredient for hummus. Olive oil, tahini, lemon juice, garlic and salt should also be added. Add small amounts of water at a time to adjust the thickness. Change the flavor by adding other ingredients, such as jalapenos, pine nuts or red pepper. Mix all the ingredients in a food processor or a blender.

Avocado

Create guacamole by combining avocados, cilantro, lime juice, garlic and salt. Tomatoes, onions, jalapenos or hot sauce are additional ingredients to add to a guacamole recipe. For a creamy avocado dip, combine cream cheese, avocados, lemon juice, garlic and salt. Another avocado dip uses avocados as the base, with tahini, salt, garlic, cumin, olive oil and lemon juice.

References

• Cooks.com: Bacon and Sour Cream Dip
• Cooks.com: Avocado Cream Cheese Dip
• All Recipes: Jalapeno Hummus