Sun-Dried Tomato Dip
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Whether you’re headed to a backyard party or just need something snacky for the weekend, this easy sun-dried tomato dip has you covered.
This sun-dried tomato dip recipe, adapted from The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten is summer entertaining at its easiest. Perfect for a picnic, an easy patio spread, or a summer concert with a glass of wine in hand. I first had it at my friend Lisa’s house, and let’s just say the empty bowl said it all.
It’s made with just a few pantry staples, but the flavor is bold, tangy, and totally crave-worthy. Serve it with toasted baguette slices, crackers, pita chips, or raw veggies. And if you somehow end up with leftovers, it keeps well in the fridge for a few days. No wonder it was a top-seller at the Barefoot Contessa store.
“Wow! This is dangerously good! It has a rich, light, whipped consistency—perfect with crackers.”
What You’ll Need To Make Sun-Dried Tomato Dip
- Sun-dried tomatoes: Packed with intense, tangy-sweet tomato flavor that tastes like sunshine. Be sure to use the kind packed in oil—they’re softer, more flavorful, and blend easily into the dip.
- Cream cheese, sour cream & mayonnaise: This classic trio forms the creamy, tangy base of the dip.
- Tabasco sauce, salt, pepper & scallions: This mix adds just the right amount of heat, seasoning, and oniony bite.
- Jump to the printable recipe for precise measurements
Step-By-Step Instructions
Step 1. Blend the base. Place the sun-dried tomatoes, cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, Tabasco sauce, salt, and pepper in a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Process until smooth and well blended.
Step 2. Mix in the scallions. Add the scallions and pulse twice, just until incorporated. Transfer to a serving bowl or an airtight container and store in the fridge until ready to serve.
Step 3: Serve. Let the dip come to room temperature, garnish with sliced scallions if desired, then serve with flat bread, fresh vegetables, crackers, chips, or all of the above!
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Barefoot Contessa Sun-Dried Tomato Dip
This sun-dried tomato dip takes minutes to make but tastes like you went the extra mile.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and chopped
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup mayonnaise, best quality such as Hellmann's
- 10 dashes Tabasco sauce
- Heaping ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced (white and green parts), plus a bit more for garnishing if desired
Instructions
- Place the tomatoes, cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, Tabasco sauce, salt and pepper in a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Blitz to blend well. Add the scallions and pulse twice. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. Let dip come to room temperature, garnish with sliced scallions if desired, then serve with flat bread, fresh vegetables, crackers, chips or all of the above.
Nutrition Information
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- Per serving (10 servings)
- Calories: 187
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated fat: 7 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Sugar: 1 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Sodium: 170 mg
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
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Gluten-Free Adaptable Note
To the best of my knowledge, all of the ingredients used in this recipe are gluten-free or widely available in gluten-free versions. There is hidden gluten in many foods; if you're following a gluten-free diet or cooking for someone with gluten allergies, always read the labels of your ingredients to verify that they are gluten-free.
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I made this dip to take to a dinner party tonight. I made it first thing in morning. I used a heaping 1/4 cup of sundried tomatoes. Heaping 1/2 tsp of table salt because I don’t buy kosher salt. I used one green onion to pulse. Seriously delicious!!! I served it with cherry tomatoes, sugar snap peas, carrot sticks, plain potato chips & wholegrain crackers. Veggies & chips were our favorite! Everyone loved even my 5 year old. Delicious recipe I’ll make again!!!! Very flavourful!
Thank you for reminding me of Ina Garten’s great recipe. It really is wonderfully delicious and so easy to make.
Great flavor, but way too much salt. I made a second batch without salt and blended the two. Delicious with veggies, crackers, pita chips, on a spoon, on my fingers…….
This recipe is always a big hit with the young and old.
Made this last night. Four people finished it . It was really easy and delicious
This is just the recipe I’m looking for!! Can I substitute Sriracha chili sauce for tabasco sauce or are they too different? Can’t wait to try it! Thanks.
Hi Wendy, Sriracha does have a slightly different flavor than Tabasco, but I still think it would be tasty here!
Do you have the nutritional numbers?
Thank you
Hi Anita, I just added the info to the recipe. Hope you enjoy it if you make it!
This is one of the best dips! I’ve made it twice and everytime it’s been the first thing to go. The only thing is instead of 1/2 cup of sour cream i used 1/4 cup sour cream and 1/4 cup greek yogurt and I’ve been using chive flavoured​ whipped cream cheese.
Easy and flavorful dip! Our guests raved about this and requested the recipe. It is delicious and just a little different than a lot of run-of-the mill dips served at parties.
Recipe earned rave reviews from multiple guests. Not surprised as it is packed full of flavor. It also keeps well. Used julienne cup sun dried tomatoes instead of oil-packed and will do so again. As suggested, I served the dip with both fresh vegetables and crackers. Recipe was requested and shared. Will be one of my ‘go to’ appetizer recipes going forward.