Best Almond Dip Recipes

ROASTED RED PEPPER, ALMOND, AND GARLIC DIP

Steps:

• Very finely chop almonds in processor. Add roasted peppers, vinegar, and garlic; process to coarse puree. With machine running, pour olive oil through feed tube and process until puree thickens slightly. Season dip to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to small bowl. (Dip can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before serving.)

HONEY, ALMOND, AND CITRUS FRUIT DIP

Steps:

• Beat yogurt and cream cheese together in a bowl. Stir in almond butter, orange juice, honey, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Taste and adjust amounts to your liking.

ROASTED RED PEPPER AND ALMOND DIP

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir almonds until toasted and fragrant, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Combine toasted almonds and mayonnaise in a food processor; process until finely chopped. Add roasted red peppers, Parmesan cheese, balsamic vinegar, garlic, salt, and pepper; process until desired consistency is reached, scraping down the sides as needed.

SWISS CHEESE BACON SMOKED ALMOND DIP

Steps:

• Fry the bacon. Let drain and crumble.
• Mix all ingredients. Bake in 350 degree preheated oven for about 15 minutes; until golden and bubbly. Top with some crushed almonds.
• For a twist, put the cold dip in pre-packaged phyllo cups and bake for about 15 minutes.

BEET, CHICKPEA, AND ALMOND DIP WITH PITA CHIPS

Steps:

• Cook beet in medium saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain; place in processor. Add garbanzo beans, 3/4 cup oil, almonds, and garlic. Blend until smooth. Add 1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar and blend well. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and additional vinegar, if desired. Transfer dip to medium bowl. Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before serving.
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Brush pita breads on both sides with oil; sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Cut each bread into 8 wedges. Arrange wedges on rimmed baking sheets. Bake until lightly brown and crisp, about 12 minutes. Cool chips on sheets.
• Place dip in center of platter. Surround with chips and serve.

SMOKED ALMOND, CHEDDAR AND BACON DIP

Steps:

• Heat cream cheese, cheese spread, milk and garlic in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted and smooth. Stir in onions and 1/4 cup of the almonds.
• Spoon into 1-quart slow cooker to keep warm if desired or into serving bowl. Sprinkle with bacon and remaining 1/4 cup almonds. Serve with vegetables. Dip will hold in slow cooker on Low heat setting up to 2 hours; stir occasionally. 32 servings (2 tablespoons dip each).

ABC DIP (ALMOND-BACON-CHEDDAR)

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients well and put in a serving bowl, Use as a dip or spread for crackers or chips.

ROASTED RED PEPPER, ALMOND, AND GARLIC DIP

Steps:

• Finely chop almonds in processor. Add roasted peppers, vinegar, and garlic; process to coarse puree. With machine running, pour olive oil through feed tube and process until puree thickens slightly. Season dip to taste with salt and pepper. Serve in small bowl.

PERIYALI'S ALMOND SKORDALIA POTATO, ALMOND AND GARLIC DIP

Steps:

• Trim the crusts from the bread and spread the slices out on a tray to dry for about 24 hours.
• In the container of a food processor, place the almonds, garlic, and cooled potato. Process until smooth.
• Mix the lemon juice, vinegar, olive oil, salt, and sugar in a small bowl and set aside. Fill a large bowl with cool water. Drop the dried bread into the water, 1 slice at a time. When it is soaked, squeeze about half the water from the bread between the palms of your hands. Add the bread to the ingredients in the processor, alternating with the lemon-juice mixture, and process until smooth. Since the skordalia has a tendency to stiffen and become pasty as it chills, the mixture should be quite loose at this point. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Scrape the mixture into a bowl. Cover and refrigerate for several hours to allow the flavors to mellow and blend. If the mixture seems too stiff, beat in a little water before serving.

TOASTED ALMOND CRAB DIP

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Stir in crab and 2 tablespoons onions. Spread into an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with almonds and remaining onions. Serve with crackers.

SWISS CHEESE BACON ALMOND DIP

Steps:

• 1. Fry the bacon. Let drain and crumble.
• 2. Mix all ingredients. Bake in 350 degree preheated oven for about 15 minute until golden and bubbly.
• 3. Top with crushed almonds. Serve warm.

ALMOND BUTTER YOGURT DIP

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, vigorously mix together the almond butter, yogurt, honey, cinnamon, vanilla, cardamom and sea salt. Garnish with slivered almonds, a drizzle of honey and flaky sea salt. Serve with sliced apples.

BEET, CHICKPEA AND ALMOND DIP

Steps:

• Cook beets in a medium saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain and place into food processor, add garbanzo benas, almonds, oil and garlic and blend until smooth. Add vinegar and blend, then season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve with pita chips or veggies for dipping.

CAULIFLOWER WITH ROASTED ALMOND & PEPPER DIP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, bring water, 1/2 cup oil, 1/2 cup sherry, salt, bay leaf and pepper flakes to a boil. Add cauliflower. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until a knife easily inserts into center, 15-20 minutes, turning halfway through cooking. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain well on paper towels., Preheat oven to 450°. Place cauliflower on a greased wire rack in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake on a lower oven rack until dark golden, 35-40 minutes., Meanwhile, place almonds, bread crumbs, tomatoes, roasted peppers, parsley, garlic, paprika, salt and pepper in a food processor; pulse until finely chopped. Add remaining sherry; process until blended. Continue processing while gradually adding remaining oil in a steady stream. Serve with cauliflower.

ROASTED RED PEPPER ALMOND DIP

Steps:

• 1. Place the roughly chopped bread in the food processor and pulse for about 30 seconds to chop a little more finely.
• 2. Add the remaining ingredients to the food processor and pulse until smooth.

CHOCOLATE ALMOND RICOTTA DIP

Steps:

• Combine ricotta, cocoa powder, honey, and almond extract in a bowl. Mix with electric hand mixer or whisk until thoroughly blended, about 2 minutes. Transfer mixture to a serving bowl. Top with mini chocolate chips and almonds.
• Serve with Snack Factory® Original Pretzel Crisps®.

STEAMED ARTICHOKES WITH ALMOND SAFFRON DIP

Steps:

• Arrange the artichokes in a steamer basket set over at least 3 cups of water and steam, covered, until the leaves can be easily removed, about 1 hour. Let cool. About halfway through cooking check the water level and add more, if necessary.
• In a small bowl, stir together saffron and the tablespoon of boiling water. Toast the almonds in a small dry skillet over medium-high heat until beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Remove the almonds and add 1 tablespoon of the oil to the pan. Add onion and cook until beginning to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Transfer to a bowl and let cool. In a food processor, grind the almonds until finely chopped. Add the saffron mixture, onion mixture, yogurt and parsley and puree until smooth. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the lemon juice and remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Serve with the artichokes.

ALMOND DIP FOR FRESH FRUIT

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese on medium speed until smooth.
• Mix in sour cream thoroughly.
• Mix in sugar, milk and almond extract.
• Refrigerate.
• Serve with assorted fresh fruit.

ALMOND SWISS CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Mix together & put into a quiche dish. Put remaining almonds on tops and bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes or until cheese starts to bubble slightly. Serve with bagel chips, triscuits (thin triscuts best) or crackers.

RAW GREEN PEA AND ALMOND DIP

Steps:

• 1. Put the almonds into your food processor until rustically chopped. 2. Mix in the remaining ingredients until you get a nice thick consistency. You might to add a bit more water. I keep it pretty chunky and rough. 3. Add in more lime juice, ginger and seasoning to taste. I like mine with quite a bit of kick so I tend to be a bit more heavy handed with the ginger, lime juice and sea salt. 4. Slather on crackers, serve with veggies chips, or top raw tacos. YUM!