Gone are the days when store-bought cream cheese dip or sour cream and sweet chilli sauce were the crème de la crème of party snacks. From cult favourites like hummus and guacamole to impressive party snacks, these creative and delicious party snacks are what you should be making for your next gathering.
We have chef recipes such as Tony Tan’s chicken satay skewers, MoVida’s famous chorizo bomba, Bar Totti’s chicken wings with honey, lemon and rosemary and more. As well as bite-sized snacks like our scallops in half shells, prawn and sesame toasts, Filipino-inspired lechon kawali pork belly bao buns and crab and potato rosti with salmon roe — all perfect for sharing at a lavish dinner party.
Our collection of simple dip recipes goes beyond the classics like onion or spinach dip and feature inventive creations like our Pugliese broad bean purée served with boiled chicory, Paski’s pappalá recipe, a simple Ethiopian eggplant dip and our hummus with radishes and paprika.
Best dip recipes and party snacks for summer

Pea and smoked trout vol-au-vents with salmon roe

Bar Totti’s chicken wings with honey, lemon and rosemary

Pugliese broad bean purée with boiled chicory (fave e cicoria)

Carrot and chilli fritters with eggplant pickle and yoghurt

Photo: John Paul Urizar
(Credits: John Paul Urizar)Crab and potato rosti with salmon roe

Cutler & Co’s savoury doughnuts with sour cream and salmon roe
(Credits: Mark Roper)Cutler & Co’s savoury doughnuts with sour cream and salmon roe

You’ll never be stumped again.
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Potato gaufrettes with summer-vegetable tartare

Nakano Darling’s guide to making gyoza

Ham steaks with fried egg and chilli tamarind sauce
(Credits: Alicia Taylor)Prawn and sesame toasts

Get dipping.
(Credits: William Meppem)Jacqui Challinor’s cannellini bean dip with cumin burnt butter

Bar Rochford’s duck liver pâté with rhubarb compote and fennel salad

Taramasalata
(Credits: William Meppem)Jonathan Barthelmess’s taramasalata

Andrew McConnell’s spring crudités with house-made curd
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San Telmo’s beef and chorizo empanadas with chimichurri
(Credits: Chris Chen)San Telmo’s beef and chorizo empanadas with chimichurri

Crab, coconut and pomelo betel leaves

Jonathan Barthelmess’s tzatziki with fresh pita

Pea and mint dip with labne and radishes
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Pea and mint dip with labne and radishes

Shane Delia’s semolina crumpets with caviar and saffron egg mayonnaise

Pastry twists with ’nduja and pecorino
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Pastry twists with ’nduja and pecorino

Yoghurt dip with sesame seeds, pepitas, cumin, caraway and mint

Smoky eggplant and capsicum dip with pita bread

Prawn tostadas with corn relish and chipotle crème fraîche

Rockmelon, lime and poppy-seed prawn cocktails
(Credits: William Meppem)Rockmelon, lime and poppy-seed prawn cocktails

Spiced chicken wings with roast garlic and chipotle salsa
(Credits: William Meppem)Spiced chicken wings with roast garlic and chipotle salsa

Fried chicken wings with coriander and green chilli
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Fried chicken wings with coriander and green chilli

Gorgonzola croquettes and quince ketchup

Bar Rochford’s salt and vinegar potato galette with tomato spices

Crostini with smoked trout, dill crème fraîche and cucumber

Crab crostini by Leonardo’s Pizza Palace

Ben Dearnley
(Credits: Ben Dearnley)Toum with quick za’atar flatbread and haloumi
