Delicious Dips

More than 50 recipes for dips from fresh and tangy to rich and creamy

Everyone loves to ‘chip and dip’. Featuring more than 50 recipes from light and healthy snacks to rich and creamy recipes for sharing, here you’ll find a dip for every taste and occasion.

Sociable and relaxed party food; indulgent TV night grazing or a healthier alternative to high-fat salty snacks, dips continue to be enduringly popular. Whether made from pulses, nuts and seeds; vegetables, fruit and herbs; fish and meat; or yogurt and cheese, the possibilities for colour, texture and flavour are endless.

Make your own familiar classics from fresh ingredients and taste Guacamole, Hummus and Creamy Blue Cheese dips as you’ve never tasted them before. Discover fresh flavours with Cannellini & Artichoke Dip with Olive and Fennel-seed Grissini; Avocado, Olive and Anchovy Dip; Aubergine and Tahini; Cream Cheese, Walnut and Celery and Jerusalem Hummus with Toasted Pine Nuts and Mango, Kiwi and Coriander Salsa. Try rich and creamy American style hot dips include Buffalo Chicken Wing, Maryland Crab Dip or the indulgent Hot Philly Steak Dip.

Whether served with hot toasted pitta bread strips, seeded grissini, crisp tortillas or crunchy vegetable sticks, there is a dipper to suit every dip and serving suggestions and pairings are also included here. Armed with these deliciously easy recipes there is no excuse not to get scooping.