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Chipotle-Lime Dip with Scallions

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 22, 2007

Time

10 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling

Yield

Serves 6 (Makes 1 1/2 cups)

Chipotle-Lime Dip with Scallions

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise ½ cup sour cream 3 scallions, sliced thin2 medium cloves garlic, pressed through garlic press or minced (about 2 teaspoons)3 chipotle chiles en adobo (small), minced to paste (about 1 tablespoon)¼ teaspoon adobo sauce, from chipotle peppers1 teaspoon grated lime zest 1 tablespoon lime juice

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in medium bowl until smooth and creamy. Transfer dip to serving bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until flavors are blended, at least 1 hour; serve cold with crudités. (Can be refrigerated in airtight container for up to 2 days.)
Chipotle-Lime Dip with Scallions

Chipotle-Lime Dip with Scallions

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Time

10 minutes, plus 1 hour chilling

Yield

Serves 6 (Makes 1 1/2 cups)

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise
½ cup sour cream
3 scallions, sliced thin
2 medium cloves garlic, pressed through garlic press or minced (about 2 teaspoons)
3 chipotle chiles en adobo (small), minced to paste (about 1 tablespoon)
¼ teaspoon adobo sauce, from chipotle peppers
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
1 tablespoon lime juice

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise
½ cup sour cream
3 scallions, sliced thin
2 medium cloves garlic, pressed through garlic press or minced (about 2 teaspoons)
3 chipotle chiles en adobo (small), minced to paste (about 1 tablespoon)
¼ teaspoon adobo sauce, from chipotle peppers
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
1 tablespoon lime juice

Ingredients

1 cup mayonnaise
½ cup sour cream
3 scallions, sliced thin
2 medium cloves garlic, pressed through garlic press or minced (about 2 teaspoons)
3 chipotle chiles en adobo (small), minced to paste (about 1 tablespoon)
¼ teaspoon adobo sauce, from chipotle peppers
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
1 tablespoon lime juice

Why This Recipe Works

Supermarket and soup-mix dips have given the crudité platter a bad reputation. We were determined to devise a homemade dip recipe to rectify this situation. Our best dip recipes began with either a mayonnaise-sour cream or a mayonnaise-yogurt base for body, richness, and velvety texture. Then we added flavor-charged ingredients—the fewer the better—for maximum flavor with minimum fuss.

Instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in medium bowl until smooth and creamy. Transfer dip to serving bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until flavors are blended, at least 1 hour; serve cold with crudités. (Can be refrigerated in airtight container for up to 2 days.)

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