This garlic dip is creamy, tangy and loaded with garlic flavor. It’s ready in 5 minutes and divine served with chips or raw veggies.
When you want a super easy dip that tastes amazing then this garlic dip is just the thing.
It’s super easy, ready in 5 minutes, and packed with flavor. It also keeps really well so if you need to make it the day before it’s perfect for that too.
For more super easy dips, check out our delicious hummus recipe and our black bean salsa.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
Ingredient Notes
- Fresh chives – these are ideal to make the flavors really pop. Dried chives will also work.
- Cayenne pepper – adds a touch of heat to this dip that is really delicious. However, if you don’t like things spicy at all, you can omit it.
- Mayonnaise – should be a creamy full fat mayonnaise.
- Milk – we just use a small amount of milk (2 tablespoons) to thin it out slightly. You can use any kind of milk, full fat or skim, it won’t make a difference.
- Greek yogurt – can be replaced with sour cream. It should ideally be full fat.
- Fresh garlic – is crushed and then soaked in fresh lemon juice for a few minutes. This takes the bite out of the raw garlic, while keeping all the flavor.
- White vinegar – distilled white vinegar rounds out the flavors beautifully.
How To Make Garlic Dip
Full instructions and measurements can always be found in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is a summary of the process to go along with the process photos.
- Place freshly squeezed lemon juice into a bowl or measuring jug and add crushed garlic. Let the garlic soak in the lemon juice for a few minutes.
- Add mayonnaise, greek yogurt (or sour cream), milk, garlic powder, onion powder, fresh chopped chives, sea salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, vinegar and the garlic and lemon juice into a bowl.
- Mix together until well mixed.
- Decorate with fresh chopped chives and serve with tortilla chips or other chips or raw veggies for dipping.
Recipe Success Tips
Soak the raw garlic in the lemon juice. The first time we made this garlic dip we skipped this step and the dip was still good but the garlic was SO potent. It was just a little too strong. Soaking it in the lemon juice first takes the bite out of it, but keeps all that beautiful flavor.
Full fat ingredients. This recipe tastes best when you use full fat ingredients. So your mayonnaise, Greek yogurt/sour cream should ideally be full fat for the best results.
Storing. Keep your garlic dip stored in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 3-4 days. If any separation occurs just stir it up again. It’s not freezer friendly.
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Garlic Dip
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice Freshly Squeezed
- 3 Cloves Garlic Crushed
- ¾ cup Mayonnaise
- ¼ cup Greek Yogurt or Sour Cream
- 2 Tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- ½ tsp Onion Powder
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Chopped Chives
- ¼ tsp Sea Salt
- ¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper
- ⅛ tsp Cayenne Pepper
- ½ tsp Distilled White Vinegar
Serving:
- Fresh Chopped Chives
- Tortilla Chips
Instructions
- Place freshly squeezed lemon juice into a bowl or measuring jug and add crushed garlic. Let the garlic soak in the lemon juice for a few minutes.
- Add mayonnaise, greek yogurt (or sour cream), milk, garlic powder, onion powder, fresh chopped chives, sea salt, black pepper, cayenne pepper, vinegar and the garlic and lemon juice into a bowl.
- Mix together until well mixed.
- Decorate with fresh chopped chives and serve with chips or raw veggies for dipping.
Notes
- Soak the raw garlic in the lemon juice. The first time we made this recipe we skipped this step and the dip was still good but the garlic was SO potent. It was just a little too strong. Soaking it in the lemon juice for a couple of minutes first takes the bite out of it, but keeps all that beautiful flavor.
- Fresh chives – are the best to make the flavors really pop but dried chives also work.
- Storing. Keep your garlic dip stored in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 3-4 days. If any separation occurs just stir it up again. It’s not freezer friendly.
- Nutritional information is for the dip only and excludes chips.
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