Sour Cream Dip for Chips

If you are fed up of eating the same snacks, you can try something new to complement them. Dips can be used to enhance the flavor of many finger foods like chips and pretzels. Sour cream goes well for any type of dip recipes. In case unexpected guests drop by, a sour cream dip can come to your rescue as it can be whipped up in hardly 10-15 minutes.

Ingredients

• 1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon fresh dill weed (finely chopped)
• ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
• ⅛ teaspoon onion powder
• ⅛ teaspoon paprika

• Dash of cayenne pepper for taste
• Freshly cracked black pepper
• Juice of ¼ lemon
• ½ tablespoon green onion (finely chopped)
• ½ tablespoon chives (finely chopped)

Directions
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat the sour cream with the mayonnaise for 4-5 minutes. Following this, add these dip ingredients―dill weed, garlic powder, onion, powder, paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and lemon juice. Combine well and allow the mixture to stand for 10 minutes.

This will bring out the best flavor of the seasoning spices. Then, garnish with green onion and chives. Spoon into a serving bowl, and serve with crispy potato chips.

Ingredients

• 8 ounces sour cream
• 1 package dry onion soup mix
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• Fresh chives (chopped)
• Green onion (finely chopped)

Directions
If you love the taste of sour cream blended with onion flavor, you will love this dip. In a mixing bowl, add the sour cream and onion soup mix. Whisk together for 5-7 minutes, or until blended well; keep aside. Lightly warm the cream cheese over low heat setting, and add it to the bowl containing sour cream mixture.

Stir again, put the lid on, and refrigerate for 4 hours. Just before serving, garnish the dip with chives and green onions.

Ingredients

• 2 medium-sized yellow onions
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

• 2 cups low-fat sour cream
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme (minced)
• 1 teaspoon white balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Directions
First of all, peel the onions and slice them. Cut the slices into half and keep aside. Heat a thick saucepan or skillet over medium-high heat, and add the butter and olive oil to it. Once the butter melts, add the onion slices to it, and sprinkle salt and pepper for taste.

Stir and cook over low heat for 20 minutes, until the onions turn golden brown. Let the caramelized onions cool down before adding them to a food processor. To this, add half of the sour cream, thyme, and balsamic vinegar. Blend to make a coarse puree. Transfer it to a bowl, and stir in the remaining sour cream. Refrigerate for 3-4 hours, and serve.

In the same way, you can prepare sour cream dip for vegetables by increasing the spiciness or altering the seasoning ingredients. Or a simple method is to combine 1 package each of your favorite vegetable soup mix and sour cream. Stir well, and refrigerate the dip for 1-2 hours.

Serve it chilled with fresh veggies or steamed green leafy vegetables. The easiest of all is making sour cream fruit dip. You simply need to mix sour cream with dry fruits, vanilla extract, and sugar (optional) in a mixing bowl, and serve it with fresh fruit slices.

In case you are watching your daily calorie intake, prepare a low calorie version of the sour cream dip. All you need to do is substitute ¼ of the sour cream with plain, non-fatty yogurt. This chip dip tastes equally good, except that it will have a thinner consistency.