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It's National Chips and Dip Day. Hooray! Chips and dip are the ultimate snack. But, lets be honest. Chips, for the most part, are chips. It is the dip that is truly important. So, why do we waste our time on soggy, flavorless grocery store onion dips? Why to we subject our taste buds to bland jarred salsas? Why would we ever consider eating a naked, boring chip? Though we don’t know the answer to these important questions, we do have a solution. Or ten.
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Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi's Basic Hummus
If you haven't tried this, you haven't truly had hummus. It is impossibly smooth, and bright with garlic and lemon. Get the recipe on Food52.
Grilled Tomatillo and Pineapple Salsa
Dried pineapple sounds a little questionable here, but turns out to be a culinary revelation. It plays off the smoky heat of the chipotles and the pert astringency of the tomatillos for a refreshing, complex salsa. Get the recipe on Food52.
Spinach, Feta and Artichoke Dip
This recipe keeps all the things that make artichoke dip so delicious—the cheese, the mayonnaise, the sour cream—and then brightens it all up with a good dose of lemon. The resulting dish is creamy, covered in a bubbly layer of feta and parmesan, and is something all too easy to eat too much of. Get the recipe on Food52.
Roasted Fennel White Bean Dip
Most dips involve dumping a bunch of ingredients in a bowl and mixing them until smooth. You'll probably end up with something worth dipping a chip into, but if you tweak some of those ingredients just a little bit, like this recipe does, you'll end up with something unforgettable. You'll understand the moment you pull if from the oven, when the top of the dip has toasted, leaving you with a crisp veil over the pillowy, creamy dip. Get the recipe on Food52.
Salsa Verde
This green salsa, a piquant blend of simmered tomatillos, chiles, garlic, white onion, and cilantro. Bright and smooth, it goes with nearly everything: tacos, quesadillas, sunny-side-up eggs in the morning. Get the recipe on Food52.
Yogurt Spinach Dip
The combination of spinach, garlic, thick and creamy yogurt, walnuts and mint is unique, and unforgettable. The spinach and yogurt meld seamlessly in the rich dip. Get the recipe on Food52.
Curried Lentil Dip
Skimming the coconut butter from the top of the coconut milk to sauté the onions, garlic and ginger, and the hot spice oil adds a vibrant finish. The cilantro brings a welcome hit of green, as well as an element of freshness to compliment the spicy, earthy lentils. Get the recipe on Food52.
Eggplant Dip with Yogurt
Roasting eggplants until their skins are blackened and their insides are falling apart brings out their best flavor. Then, mash them up with yogurt, tangy lemon juice, and a sprinkle of fresh parsley for a dip that is as bright as it is healthy. Get the recipe on Food52.
White Bean Dip with Fresh Herbs
Meet the sleeker, more sophisticated cousin of hummus—smooth white beans, infused with garlic oil and sprinkled with fresh herbs. Get the recipe on Food52.
Caramelized Onion Dip
The sweetness of the caramelized onions infuses the entire dip, and while the rest of the ingredients are the classic onion dip foundation—sour cream, cream cheese, and chives—this one will be better than any you've had before, guaranteed. Get the recipe on Food52.
