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Title: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: PurpleCat on November 15, 2013, 10:50:10 AM
I can use garlic powder but not garlic.  No Mayo.

Need a dip for DD.  Keep trying recipes I find online, modify what I must and they are yucky! 

Because of sesame, most packaged dips are out.  Found one "Simply Organics" Ranch at Whole Foods - I called, no sesame but when I made it, it was very gross!  None of us liked it.

Anybody have one to share?  She's tired of the same salad dressing as a dip too.
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: twinturbo on November 15, 2013, 11:37:13 AM
Is vegan guac out? What does she like in terms of flavor, texture?
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: PurpleCat on November 15, 2013, 01:11:38 PM
Yes it is out.  Anything with a pit is OAS for her.

Before her Garlic and Sesame allergies she loved Ranch, Veggie (I used the Knorr Mix), French Onion.

She did not mind the Dehydrated Veggies but did not like when I put spinach in it.
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: twinturbo on November 15, 2013, 01:29:20 PM
How 'creative' may we get? I don't want to suggest anything that's essentially wows you in a bad way. lol.
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: hedgehog on November 15, 2013, 02:13:47 PM
Sorry I don't have measurements, I always wing it.  Greek yogurt, must be full fat or low-fat, not fat-free.  Garlic powder to taste (since you said garlic powder is OK, I prefer the real thing but have done it with powder).  A handful of fresh dill, chopped finely.  Lemon juice and lemon zest.  Salt to taste.  Make sure it sits for a while for the flavors to blend.  It does not taste nearly as good freshly made as having sat in the fridge for at least a few hours.
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: PurpleCat on November 15, 2013, 02:27:10 PM
Quote from: twinturbo on November 15, 2013, 01:29:20 PM
How 'creative' may we get? I don't want to suggest anything that's essentially wows you in a bad way. lol.

Thanks for asking, I like to play in the kitchen so be as creative as you want!  I have basic tools that include a food processor, blender, and a stick blender.
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: PurpleCat on November 15, 2013, 02:29:20 PM
Thanks Hedgehog!   I've never tried making dip with Greek Yogurt but the kids eat yogurt so I'll have to try making it. 
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: nameless on November 15, 2013, 02:55:56 PM
you can make your own french onion by slicing thin some vidalia onions and carmelizing them on the stovetop with olive oil and sea salt...add in some fresh herbs --- sour cream or greek yogurt...YUMMEH!
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: twinturbo on November 15, 2013, 03:03:13 PM
What about a satay sauce subbing sunbutter in for pb and leaving out other known allergens? I think it'd be fine if you left it to sunbutter, soy sauce, chili, lime juice, a little ginger if you want that galangal/lemongrass taste. Powdered garlic if she actually likes the taste. It's good for roasted veg, chicken on a stick.
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: nameless on November 15, 2013, 06:58:41 PM
You  might be able to get ideas from AllRecipes searching for dip http://allrecipes.com/search/default.aspx?qt=k&wt=dip&rt=r&origin=Home%20Page (http://allrecipes.com/search/default.aspx?qt=k&wt=dip&rt=r&origin=Home%20Page)

or Foodgawker searching for dip: http://foodgawker.com/?s=dip (http://foodgawker.com/?s=dip)

Subbing sour cream, buttermilk, greek yogurt for mayo usually works (and sometimes I'll just do that to not have the mayo)

Good luck!
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: hezzier on November 15, 2013, 08:19:15 PM
I've seen a butternut squash dip recipe recently, but had tahini.  Not sure how it would be without.  The picture was definitely thicker no runny like salad dressing.
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: Macabre on November 17, 2013, 12:30:22 AM
We make hummus all the time without tahini.  And you can basically take any bean--favas, black beans--and come up with variations. 

We make a black bean dip that is yummers! 

As a Texan I've got to say this:  salsa. Any dip list is incomplete without it. 
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: PurpleCat on November 18, 2013, 02:47:06 PM
Thanks for the suggestions.  First try will the the onion - so simple!  DD won't eat sunbutter, the rest of us do though.
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: nameless on November 18, 2013, 06:43:46 PM
have you tried any vegan mayo?  There was a one I'd get at Whole Foods --- I can't remember the brand --- but it was good/mayo like if mixed in things that one wouldn't notice too much ---- like potato salad, dips, etc. 
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: PurpleCat on November 19, 2013, 07:01:55 AM
Do you mean Veganaise?  I use to buy that since DH is a huge mayo fan but when I tried it with DD she had a reaction!  This was years ago and the best we can guess is it was some kind of cross contamination.  My memory is a bit sketchy but they thought it might be cross contaminated oil and I forget why - something about where, how or when it was pressed.

It was a helpful product until that day.
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: becca on November 19, 2013, 08:48:37 AM
I was going to also suggest full fat Greek yogurt.  Can you use sour cream?  That is good too.  Hedgie's recipe looks good and would be what i would suggest.  I have not done any from scratch, that I recall, but use the yogurt with mixes just fine. 

I did do a cilantro/garlicky dressing once, actually.  In the vitamix.  Garlic poweder would work.  It was something like this:

http://www.thegardengrazer.com/2013/04/creamy-cilantro-lime-dressing.html (http://www.thegardengrazer.com/2013/04/creamy-cilantro-lime-dressing.html)

I have also used plain white beans or chick peas to make a lemony-garlic dip, similar to hummus, but no tahini.  Add some olive oil for fat and texture.
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: nameless on November 19, 2013, 05:20:43 PM
There are a couple of different brands of vegan (eggless) mayo --- you'd have to call about cross-x with manufacturing. I've also seen recipes for vegan mayo.

Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: booandbrimom on November 26, 2013, 08:34:38 AM
Go to a good spice store and ask them about mixes for dip. We have tons of mixes that make instant dips that are really phenomenal. They will help you to find things that taste good but avoid your allergens.

This is also really great for dressing up popcorn, especially for kids who can't have milk/butter.
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: GoingNuts on December 17, 2013, 06:48:30 AM
Just saw this.  No comment on the brand recommendation: it's not one that I use:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Beau-Monde-Dip-2/Detail.aspx?ms=1&prop25=129785781&prop26=DailyDish&prop27=2013-12-17&prop28=Feature_2&prop29=Title&me=1&eid=9859416 (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Beau-Monde-Dip-2/Detail.aspx?ms=1&prop25=129785781&prop26=DailyDish&prop27=2013-12-17&prop28=Feature_2&prop29=Title&me=1&eid=9859416)
Title: Re: Dip Recipe Help Please
Post by: Mfamom on December 17, 2013, 07:17:02 AM
are you avoiding eggs?  (mayo not allowed)?

I would use yogurt as a base.