Dips are great to serve at a party! They can be savory or sweet, or hot or cold. Many savory cold dips start off with sour cream as a base. Back in the 1950s, when Lipton’s combined its dried onion soup mix with sour cream, a classic dip became part of food history. (BTW I also used this dry onion soup mix in my Meatloaf Video.)

To make Liptons Onion Dip you mix together:

• 1 envelope of dried onion soup mix with
• 16 ounces of sour cream

Put the dip in the refrigerator for a few hours, so that all the flavors melt into the sour cream. It's just that simple!

This dip is really good with potato chips!

Sour Cream Substitutions:

Sour cream is rich, creamy, delicious, and full of calories! (Two tablespoons is 60 calories, 50 of which are fat! No wonder it’s so good!)

Some people substitute low-fat or fat-free sour cream for the real thing. If I’m going to make a substitution, I prefer to use yogurt.

Yogurt is a much healthier alternative to sour cream. Fat-free Greek yogurt (Fage) is the best kept secret at the grocery store. (Less than ½ the calories of sour cream and no fat!) It is very thick and rich and is a perfect substitution for the sour cream in the Onion Soup Dip.

Many dips combine both sour cream and mayonnaise for the base of the dip. (Now we are talking serious calories!) This adds both flavor and an even creamier texture to the dip.

Spinach Dip

You can make a basic dip by combining:

• 1 cup of mayonnaise
• 1 cup of sour cream
• 3/4 teaspoon of garlic powder or 2 cloves, (crushed)
• 1 package of frozen spinach, (defrosted and squeezed dry)
• 1 Tablespoon of dried dill (optional, but very tasty!)

Start by defrosting the spinach in the microwave. (That will take about 2-3 minutes)

Drain it in a colander and, with your fingers, press out as much liquid as possible.

Then squeeze out all the extra moisture by putting the spinach in a paper towel and squeezing.

(I show this technique of squeezing the spinach in my Lasagna video.)

If you didn’t squeeze out all the excess moisture from the spinach, your dip would be very watery.

Now just mix everything together.

Then put the spinach dip in a nice serving bowl.

Cover it with plastic wrap and let it chill in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving. You can serve your spinach dip with fresh vegetables, chunks of pita or rye bread, or crackers.

Be sure to check out my video on how to make a fresh vegetable and dip platter.

Enjoy!

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