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26 dips to make from scratch

Your friends will thank you.
Toum with quick za'atar flatbread and haloumi

Ben Dearnley

Ben Dearnley

Step away from the store-bought dip. Whip up your own dip from scratch, and you’ll taste the difference. Take your pick of guacamole, hummus, smoky eggplant numbers, and that addictive tonnato for your next party or picnic. Your friends will thank you.

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pink plate loaded with white dip, burrata and beetroots
Photo: James Moffatt

Baby heirloom beetroot with white bean purée

Over the top shot of a cream-coloured eggplant dip, drizzled generously with olive oil and garnished with bright-pink diced pickled turnips and coriander leaves.
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Smoky eggplant and walnut dip

Taramasalata
Photo: William Meppem

Jonathan Barthelmess’s taramasalata

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Photo: Ben Dearnley

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

Photo: William Meppem

Jacqui Challinor’s cannellini bean dip with cumin burnt butter

Rough guacamole
Photo: William Meppem

Rough guacamole

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Buckwheat-hemp crackers with avocado and finger lime

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Photo: Craig Wall

Hummus with blistered tomatoes

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Roasted cauliflower and tahini dip with crudités and flatbread

Tzatziki with fresh pita
Photo: Alicia Taylor

Tzatziki with fresh pita

Bagna cauda
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Bagna cauda

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Toum with quick za'atar flatbread and haloumi
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Toum with quick za’atar flatbread and haloumi

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Lobster mousse

Photo: William Meppem

French onion dip with cheddar biscuits

Pugliese broad bean purée with boiled chicory (fave e cicoria)
Photo: Sharyn Cairns

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

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Smoky eggplant and capsicum dip
Photo: Will Horner

Smoky eggplant and capsicum dip with pita bread

Avocado, edamame and lemon dip
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Avocado, edamame and lemon dip

Photo: Mark Roper

Hummus bi calamari

Photo: William Meppem

Carrot and almond hummus

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Tonnato With Asparagus
Photo: Chris Chen

Tonnato with asparagus

Photo: William Meppem

Rough guacamole

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Sunflower-seed dip with crudités

Photo: William Meppem

Jaew bong

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Photo: Alica Taylor

Smoked trout pâté

Pea and mint dip with labne and radishes
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Pea and mint dip with labne and radishes

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Hummus with radishes and paprika

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