Chive and Bacon Dip
June 1st, 2012
I told you there were going to be a lot of chive recipes this week. I wasn’t kidding!
That Chive Cream Cheese the other day was so good, that it got me thinking about how to make it into a dip.
Bacon was a natural choice. Salty, crunchy, bacony.
Because of my mayonnaise aversion- Greek yogurt was the base. It has the correct creamy consistency, and just the right amount of tanginess.
I couldn’t tell you how many years it has been since I have had potato chips and dip- but I will tell you: I have been missing out. This combo was sooooo good. I served this appetizer up to my family on Sunday afternoon, and it was scraped clean in about 5 minutes flat, so I guess they agreed with me.
In a bowl, using a fork, mix together the cream cheese and Greek yogurt until fluffy and very well combined. Add the chives, bacon and lemon juice and then season with salt and pepper.
Serve with veggies or potato chips.
Recipe: Chive and Bacon Dip
Summary: makes 2 cups
Ingredients
- -3 strips bacon, thickly cut
- -4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- -1 ½ cups Greek yogurt
- -½ cup chives, minced
- -2 Tbs fresh lemon juice
- -Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a pan, fry the bacon over medium heat until very crispy and all of the fat is rendered. Set aside on a paper towel.
- 1) In a bowl, using a fork, mix together the cream cheese and Greek yogurt until fluffy and very well combined.
- 2) Fold in the chives and lemon juice and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
- 3) Crumble the bacon and fold that into the dip as well.
- 4) Garnish the top with fresh chive blossoms or minced fresh chives. Serve with fresh veggies or potato chips.
Preparation time: 2 minute(s)
Cooking time: 10 minute(s)
Awesome dip!
7:14 am on June 1st, 2012
What a smart thing to turn that cream cheese into a dip! Have a great weekend :)
9:53 am on June 1st, 2012
and the lemon, chives and yogurt are healthy additions, right? YUM. I have so many chives right now and want to use them fresh so THANKS
10:11 am on June 1st, 2012
I’ve been looking for a new dip recipe, so thank you!! My one weakness is potato chips (grain free!) so the family is going to LOVE this !
11:28 am on June 1st, 2012
Beautiful photos. The little flowers make it so pretty!
Sounds yummy, too.
12:13 pm on June 1st, 2012
Oh yeah! I never thought about that- they are indeed grain free, (and yummy!)
1:15 pm on June 1st, 2012
This is certainly a dip I can roll with. Yum!
6:36 pm on June 1st, 2012
Wow, you would need to keep me far away from this dip. Looks so addictive.
6:20 pm on June 3rd, 2012
How delicious! Creamy and flavorful! Thanks for sharing.
2:36 pm on June 6th, 2012
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1:03 am on June 15th, 2012
LOOOOOOVE chives!! i’d bet this would taste great with creamy red or yukon potatoes??
7:14 pm on June 23rd, 2012
OH!!!! good point Jen!! thank you so much for that idea :)
6:50 am on June 24th, 2012
Oh my. This looks like a really easy way to suddenly find yourself staring at an empty potato chip bag. ;) And I do have a bumper crop of chives in my kitchen garden. . .
10:43 am on June 30th, 2012