Best Dips in the Cook Eat World

I’m sure I’m not alone in just loving a delicious dip! Something I can scoop a chip, flatbread or vegetable into as a snack or feature in a meze style dinner party. Here are my 10 favourite dip recipes at cookeatworld!

A Turkish waiter holds a tray of Mezze dips and salads

There aren't many better ways to while away the time than sitting in front a bowl housing a tasty delight that's specially made for dipping other food into. Like a crunchy tortilla chip dipped into salsa or a luxuriant guacamole from Mexico, or a flatbread scooped through a creamy, nutty hummus from the Middle East. There's quite literally a world of flavour and texture out there just ready for the dipping.

Here are my 10 best dip recipes from around the World, made for any party - especially a 'party for one'. Get your chips, breads, vegetables or just hands at the ready and get your dip and scoop game ON LOCKDOWN with my delicious, tasty and healthy dips. Which one will be YOUR favourite?

Muhammara

This amazing and vibrant Syrian dip is a cornucopia of flavours and textures. A melding of red pepper, walnut and finished with a pomegranate molasses. It's a sweet, sour, savoury and incredibly creamy dip. Perfect with breads, vegetables or chips.

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Moroccan Matbucha in a vibrant blue meze bowl. Peppers and tomatoes are stewed to a thick, tangy paste.

Moroccan Matbucha - Tomato & Pepper Salad

This Matbucha from Morocco is a very simple dip to pull together. Tangy tomatoes and roasted red peppers are slowly stewed together until rich, vibrant and super-charged with flavour. It's the perfect vehicle to dip and scoop flatbreads and vegetables.

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Borani Kadoo (Afghani Squash Salad)

This is a complete taste sensation - a melange of sweet, savoury and sour. Perfectly tangy and spiced tomatoes coat soft and creamy squash. When topped with a cooling and garlicky yoghurt sauce, this amazing salad becomes one of the highlights of my year so far!

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Thai Peanut Satay Sauce

A power-packed hit of sweet, sour, salt and spice makes this authentic Thai peanut satay sauce the only thing to eat with Satay styled meats, charred to perfection over hot coals. Colour, texture and taste - this creamy dipping sauce has it all in bucketloads.

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Zucchini & Tahini Salad

This zucchini & tahini salad is a rich, light and creamy Palestinian meze delight. Zucchini is paired with the sesame flavours of tahini and countered by the uber-tart hit of pomegranate molasses. It's a balanced flavourful and life-giving dip/salad.

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Black Hummus

The black chickpea/garbanzo is a thing of beauty! It makes for a wonderful visual delight in this classic hummus with tahini. A rich, creamy and nutty dip that's literally crying out for a generous glug of extra virgin olive oil and a deep scoop by a crunchy flatbread chip.

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Baba Ghanoush

I love nothing more than sitting with friends at a meze table, subtly and politely fighting over bread and baba. I am greedy and if I see that someone has had more baba than me, my silent competitive streak comes into play!

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A bowl of beetroot dip scattered with herbs and yoghurt, served with flatbreads

Turkish Beetroot & Yoghurt Dip

This vibrant and beautiful bright pink dip is an essential at any Turkish inpired meze table. A light, sweet, earthy and incredibly addictive dip. I love to smear it over flatbreads and top with a little char grilled chicken or lamb. It's perfection.

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Turkish Carrot Salad

This creamy, sweet and earthy salad is pure perfection simply dipped with crusty bread, flatbreads or lightly warmed pita breads. Drizzled with olive oil and a smattering of pomegranate molasses it becomes a wonderful centrepiece to any meze table.

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Circassian Chicken

This wonderful chicken salad/dip is a rich, filling dish from Turkey. Walnuts and yoghurt, lightly spice the poached chicken to create something so decadent and wonderful. It's the perfect dish to spread over crusty toasted bread.

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