If you’re looking for dip recipes for your next party or gathering,I got you covered I’ve rounded up 10 of my best below. These dip recipes are so versatile and decadent, they can be served at any gathering. Serve them with pita bread, crackers or an assortment of veggies. You can’t go wrong with any of these ideas!
Authentic Lebanese Hummus
A spread, in the first place made with humble ingredients: cooked chickpeas, tahini, garlic, lemon, and salt. The flavor and relative ratio of ingredients vary wildly from one cook to another, but today I’m focusing on the version familiar in Lebanon, which is made with a copious amout of tahini. Hummus is a serious treat, and any effort made in taking it seriously will be exquisitely requited.
Baba Ghanouj/ Baba Ghanoush/ Moutabal
A classic Middle Eastern roasted eggplant spread flavored with tahini (sesame paste), lemon juice, and garlic – drizzled with olive oil and served with pita bread. A staple starter, typically served with hummus, tabbouleh, fattoush, sfeeha and other Middle Eastern meze selection! It makes as well a great party dip- and a perfect accompaniment to grilled or fried fish. Known in the west as “Baba Ghanouj”, but if you need to order it in a restaurant in Lebanon or the Middle East, you need to know that it is called “Moutabal”, otherwise you will be served a roasted eggplant dip with no tahini. So just a fair waring to know what you are ordering!
Avocado Moutabal with Tahini and Roasted Garlic
Avocados, tahini, lemon juice and roasted garlic, together they make a tuneful blend. In this recipe, roasted garlic takes the place of raw garlic, making the dip compellingly delicious as it is beautiful. With our easy recipe you’ll have a great dip. The longest part is roasting the garlic head. Serve with pita bread, chips, crackers or veggies!
Muhammara Spread
Everyone needs a good basic muhammara recipe in their back pocket, especially If you’re a fan of flavorful spreads for dipping up with bread or veggies — one taste and you will just fall in love with it. Muhammara is a Syrian classic that seems to be becoming not only popular in the Middle East but all over the world. It is made from a blend of roasted red bell peppers, walnuts, pomegranate molasses, breadcrumbs, cumin powder, onion and corriander powder. Like hummus and baba ghanoush, muhammara reflects the spirirt of sharing in the Middle East.
Labneh with Garlicky Cherry Tomatoes and Dukkah
Labneh with Garlicky Cherry Tomatoes and Dukkah, you will be going with a simple classic Lebanese spread like labneh and transform it to a festive looking plate with multi layers of textures and flavors. Serve it as an appetizer or starter for any big occasion, and I guarantee it will be the dish that will steal the show.
Lebanese-Style Mashed Potatoes
Lebanese-style Mashed Potatoes with Walnuts and Herbs! Dense and creamy mash full of agreeable Mediterranean flavors — made from potatoes, herbaceous blend of basil and mint leaves, onions, walnuts and olive oil. It is smooth and fluffy and always a hit. Serve it with Lebanese or pita bread for a new favorite, you can also serve it as a side with grilled meat and chicken — a dish brimming with earthy flavors that’s easy to make and impressively beautiful.
Beetroot and Eggplant Moutabal
This beetroot and eggplant moutabal is fresh tasting and it’s easy to whip up. Its flavor is driven by roasted eggplants, roasted beetroots, garlic; and its base is healthfully plain yogurt, lemon juice and tahini. The dip is fashionable that levels up anything you dip into it — cut vegetables, crackers, pita bread or use it as a sandwich spread. It is a supremely nourishing and satisfying, Call it baba ghanoush plus beetroots, I think you’re going to fall in love with this Mediterranean beetroot-eggplant dip.
Raheb Salad
Baba Ghanouj, which we call in Lebanon moutabal, may possibly be the most famous eggplant dip in the West. But have you ever tried “Raheb salad”? An equally scrumptious beloved dip originating from Lebanon and the Middle East. is tahini-free, made of chunky roasted eggplant flesh (rather than a mushy), garlic, lemon juice olive oil. and veggies.
Labneh/ Strained Yogurt Dip
A staple breakfast in every Lebanese home and one of my favorite foods ever! The process of making labneh is easier than you might imagine. Season plain yogurt with some salt and strain for 12 hours, or if you want your labneh thick, strain for 24 hours. A versatile dip that can served as a sandwich spread or a dip, or even with Arabic bread or crackers!
Taratour, Lemon Tahini Sauce
A passe-partout Lebanese and Middle Eastern condiment, packed with tahini flavor and has a slight lemony undertone, easy and can be whipped in merely no time. Just whisk together tahini, water, lemon juice, crushed garlic and salt. Drizzle it over shawarma, falafel, fish recipes, fried or broiled cauliflower, eggplants, pumpkins, sandwiches, wraps and zillion different ways. It is vegan and gluten-free by nature and would take any dish to different directions and levels.
Foul Medames, Ful
Foul medames is beloved for many reasons, it is tasty, frugal, filling, nutritious and proven to be very beneficial to gut health! The star component in foul medamas is the dried fava beans that are soaked overnight with water, and cooked slow and low for a few hours until melt-in-your-mouth-tender.
Mashed Potatoes and Hard-Boiled Eggs
It is so simple to make that I can barely call it a recipe. With minimal list of ingredients you will have a satisfying, quick and a budget-friendly meal. If you are anything like me, keep this dish on your Sunday agenda! Or even update your mashed potato recipe and serve it as a side dish – it is sure to grace your holiday buffet!
Lebanese Garlic Toum
I don’t live without Lebanese garlic toum. Having grown up on the stuff, it was a constant condiment in our fridge. A basic sauce that is deemed more essential than mayonnaise in the Lebanese and Middle Eastern cuisine, and a mise on place that is prepared in most restaurants and snack bars that chefs draw upon in the moment they are assembling a sandwich or snack. Toum is a classic for a reason.
