Dips & Spreads
Cucumber dip, almond poppy seed dip, and cheese spreads offer different textures for a shared bowl. Choose a dip or spread to accompany vegetables, bread, crackers, or another suitable partner.
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Hummus
Chickpeas and other legumes become smooth dips with distinct seasonings in this hummus collection. Black-eyed pea and sun-dried tomato variations sit alongside other interpretations of the familiar spread.
Tapenade
Olives, capers, and anchovies give these tapenades their concentrated savory character. The two preparations offer a compact introduction to an olive spread that adds flavor in small amounts.
In this collection
Bruschetta Cheese Ball
Super easy (make ahead!) Bruschetta Cheese Ball takes just minutes to whip up and is always a total show stopping appetizer! Loaded with fresh tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh…

Spinach Artichoke Dip
Ingredients 8 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed, see Cook’s Note* 1 (12-ounce bag) frozen artichoke hearts, thawed 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan 1/2 cup grated…

Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus
The perfect accompaniment to chopped veggies or whole wheat crackers, this hummus uses sun-dried tomatoes, garlic, and fresh rosemary for a robust flavor. Ingredients 2 (16 oz) cans…

Benedictine Dip
Concocted by Jennie Carter Benedict at her Louisville, Kentucky, restaurant Benedict’s, this sandwich filling is easily transformed into a dip using a little sour cream. Our version sticks…

Spicy Bean Dip
You could buy Fritos Bean Dip in the store but when you make it yourself, you don’t get any of those strange ingredients that you can’t pronounce! Plus…
Herbed Lima Bean Hummus
This dip was inspired by a recipe for bissara, a garlicky purée from Egypt made from dried broad beans, in Claudia Roden’s Mediterranean Cookery. Ingredients 2 10-ounce packages…

Cilantro Lime Hummus
This cilantro hummus is such a nice change of pace. It’s bold, it’s flavorful, and it’s anything but boring. The big flavor punch comes from plenty of cilantro.…
Artichoke and Roasted Garlic Hummus
Making your own hummus is easy and when the results are as good as this Artichoke and Roasted Garlic Hummus you’ll never want to buy a product from…

Black Olive Tapenade With Garlic, Capers, and Anchovies
This famed olive spread from Provence is made from black olives, capers, anchovies, herbs, and garlic. Ingredients 1/2 cup pitted black olives, such as Niçoise or oil-cured olives…

Traditional Provençal Tapenade With Capers, Anchovies
This recipe revives the original 1880 creation of Chef Meynier, celebrating the harmony of capers, briny fish, and olives in equal parts. It offers a rich, savory spread…
