Description
Caesar salad, but make it a dip. This gorgeously creamy dip is loaded with juicy chicken, crispy bacon and parmesan and makes the MOST wonderful party snack for any occasion. Based on the viral Marks & Spencer chicken Caesar dip, this one is even better (and better for you!)
Ingredients
- 4 slices of bacon, chopped
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup cream cheese
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons white miso paste
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- Black pepper
- 1/4 cup grated parmesan
- 7oz (200g) cooked chicken, chopped into small chunks
- A handful of chives, chopped finely
Instructions
- Cook the bacon. Set a frying pan over medium-high heat, then add the chopped bacon and cook until super crispy, about five minutes.
- Blitz the dip base. Add 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, 1/2 cup of cream cheese, the garlic cloves, 2 teaspoons of Dijon mustard, 2 teaspoons of miso paste, 1 teaspoon of fish sauce and a very good grind of black pepper to the bowl of a food processor, food chopper or blender. Blitz until super smooth and creamy. This will take a couple of minutes.
- Mix the dip. Transfer the blitzed dip to a mixing bowl, or a serving bowl. Add the crispy bacon, chopped chicken, chives, grated parmesan (keeping aside a little of each to scatter on top to serve). Finish with a very good grind of black pepper, then mix everything into the dip base.
- Garnish and serve. Finish by scattering the remaining crispy bacon, chicken, chives and parmesan on top, then serve.
Notes
STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS: The dip keeps well for 3 to 4 days, stored in the fridge in an airtight container.
INGREDIENT NOTES: Swap the cottage cheese for sour cream, mayo or aioli (or a mix!) If you’re cooking chicken specifically for the dip, I recommend following the instructions for the chicken in the recipe for these charred chicken Caesar flatbreads.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Pair with your favorite chips or crackers (I love it with crispy pita chips or sourdough crackers) or soft flatbreads (try these 2-ingredient dough garlic flatbreads or soft flatbreads) or crudites.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 5
- Category: dips
- Method: blender
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 141
- Sugar: 1.7g
- Sodium: 663.7mg
- Fat: 9.1g
- Saturated Fat: 3.9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 3.6g
- Fiber: 0.1g
- Protein: 10.9g
- Cholesterol: 32.1mg