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A bowl of dill pickle dip topped with fresh dill, pepper, and lemon zest, surrounded by ridged potato chips.

Dill Pickle Dip

Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Keyword: dill pickle dip recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 160kcal
This easy dill pickle dip recipe will blow your mind! Pickle-y, creamy, zesty and bright, and you can make it in about 5 minutes!
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Equipment

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup chopped dill pickles
  • ⅓ cup dill pickle brine from the jar
  • ½ cup finely chopped fresh dill
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • zest of one lemon

Instructions

  • Dice the pickles. You want them fairly small, but not as small as you would for relish. Chop the dill finely, including the tender stems.
  • Stir together the room temperature cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. See note below.
  • Add the chopped dill, the pickles, pepper, crushed red pepper, pickling liquid from the jar, and lemon zest to the bowl with the cream cheese mixture. Stir to combine, and that's it! Transfer to a serving bowl and top with more pepper, zest, and dill if desired.

Notes

  • Did you leave your cream cheese out for a long time but it's still not soft? Zap it in the microwave for 10 seconds at at time until it softens up enough to work with.
  • If you find that you still have flecks of softened cream cheese that won't blend in with the sour cream, use an immersion blender to combine them. You'll have the smoothest, creamiest dip ever.
  • Notice there is no salt in the recipe. That is intentional. The salty pickles and even saltier pickle brine mean that you don't need to add any salt.
  • The dip will benefit from sitting for 30 minutes or so to allow all the flavors to meld together, but it's not necessary.
  • Store in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 246mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 857IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 0.3mg