Delicious, naturally green dip sauces you’ll love

Easy to make, delicious, naturally green dip sauces you’ll love for a party or dinner with friends or family.

Green dips are a quick and easy way to add a special touch to your St Patrick’s Day table.

They are easy to make, you can make several in very little time, so you have variety, and if you serve them in cute little bowls, they are a non-stress way to ‘theme’ your Paddy’s Day table.

On this page, I share some delicious ideas for naturally green dips you can make without food coloring.

Here are some easy and delicious recipes for naturally green dips.

Avocado Yogurt Green Dip

• 2 Ripe avocados
• 1 cup Plain Greek yogurt (the exact quantity depends on the side of avocado, just make sure the avocado stays as the main ingredient)
• A dash of lime juice
• Small garlic clove, crushed
• Cilantro (chopped)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• How to make: mask the avocado, then mix all your ingredients, adjusting consistency and taste adding the lime juice slowly, following your taste
• Serve with: multigrain crackers, raw vegetables (carrots, celery, cucumber sticks all work amazing), nachos, sweet potato chips for dipping

Spinach and Feta Dip

• 2 cups fresh spinach
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• Grated nutmeg and salt to taste
• How to make: sauté the spinach leaves in a pan with a little olive oil and the crushed gardlic until wilted, then remove the garlic and chop the spinach finely. Drain excess liquid so they do not drip. In a bowl, mix the spinach with feta, season to taste.
• Serve with warm pita bread.

Traditional Italian basil Pesto

• Fresh basil leaves. The original recipe calls for 50 grams which is about 3 handfuls of them
• 2 Garlic cloves
• Pine nuts, one tablespoon
• Parmesan cheese, 6 to 8 tablespoons
• Olive oil, about one cup
• Salt (if needed: you may not need it at all, depending on the parmesan you are using)
• How to make: Blend basil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan, and olive oil in a food processor. Season with salt if needed (careful with this as the parmesan is quite salty itself, start slow with the salt)

Pea and Mint Dip (a classic!)

• 2 cups garden peas
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves (chopped)
• Olive oil
• Lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste
• How to make: There are two ways. The easiest is: boil your garden peas, salt to taste and then mash. Add the other ingredients adjusting with lemon juice to your taste. The second way required a little more cooking as it starts with sauteeing the peas in olive oil and shallot.
• Serve with: black pepper crackers, multi seed crackers, fish gujons, chips (Minted peas are a classic side for fish and chips, so this is a fun twist to that concept!)

Zucchini Basil Dip

• 1 medium zucchini
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
• Cashews
• Parmesan cheese
• Salt to taste
• How to make: Use a blender or food processor to combine all ingredients. Adjust lemon juice and sal to taste.
• Serve with: multiseed crackers, oat cakes, nachos

Basil and pesto Hummus

• 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• How to make: blend all in a food processor
• Serve with: veggie sticks (carrots or celeries work great), warm pita bread

Kale and Tahini Dip

As you now, I love kale salads so I couldn’t have a green dip list without a kale element in it!

• 2 cups fresh kale, stemmed, chopped and massaged
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• How to make: massage the kale, then steam it for a couple of minutes, until it gets a little softer, drain well/ Use a food processor to blend all the ingredients.
• Serve with: veggie sticks, multi seed crackers, black pepper crackers, vegetable crisps or pita bread.

Classic Guacamole

• Avocados
• Lime juice
• Cilantro (coriander)
• Onions (red ones work amazing)
• Tomatoes
• Garlic
• Salt.
• How to make: Mash ripe avocados and mix with diced onions, chopped cilantro, lime juice, minced garlic, chopped tomatoes, and salt.
• Serve with: vegetable sticks, crackers, pita bread, veggie crisps

Chimichurri Sauce

• Parsley
• Cilantro
• Garlic
• Vinegar
• Olive oil
• Red pepper flakes
• Salt
• How to make: use a food processor to blend all ingredients
• Serve with: This is a sauce commonly used to dress meat but it also works as a lovely sauce to serve with meat strips, gujons or even bred or vegetable sticks

Mint Yogurt Dip

• Greek yogurt
• Fresh mint leaves
• Lemon juice
• Garlic
• Salt
• How to make: Blend Greek yogurt with mint, lemon juice, garlic, and salt
• Serve with: warm pita bread or veggie sticks

Creamy Avocado and Basil Dip

• 2 ripe avocados
• 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
• 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste
• How to make: Blend all ingredients in a food processor until smooth.
• Serve with: vegetable sticks, nachos or cracker

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