This easy homemade creamy garlic dipping sauce is creamy, zingy, and irresistibly garlicky. Made from pantry staples it takes just minutes to make but packs massive flavor. Use to dip pizza, fries, chicken, or drizzle over steak, kebabs, vegetables, and everything in between.
Why you’ll love this creamy garlic dipping sauce
- It’s super quick and easy to make, with no cooking required. Just gather your ingredients and blend!
- The fresh garlic flavor really shines through. By blending up raw garlic with lemon juice and olive oil, you end up with a creamy garlic dip that tastes so much better than store-bought.
- It’s endlessly adaptable to use in recipes. Not only is it the perfect dipping sauce for pizza, fries, vegetables, chicken, bread, and anything else you like to dip, but it also makes a tasty garlic sauce for kebabs, steaks, or other grilled meats.
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What do you need?
The great thing about this dip is that it comes together with simple ingredients you likely have on hand! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Garlic – For maximum flavor, use fresh garlic cloves. You can use pre-minced garlic but the flavour won’t be as vibrant.
- Mayonnaise – Go for a good quality one here. You can use reduced fat but avoid fat-free versions.
- Greek Yogurt – Plain, full-fat Greek yogurt. Can sub regular plain yogurt.
- Lemon – One juicy lemon for bright acidity. Bottled lemon juice works too.
- Olive Oil – Use a mild-tasting one, not extra virgin. Vegetable or grapeseed oil also fine.
- Salt & Pepper – For seasoning. Any basic salt and black pepper works.
How to make creamy garlic dipping sauce
Making this sauce couldn’t be simpler – just a quick blitz in the blender and you’ve got dreamy, creamy garlic sauce ready for dipping, or to enrich anything you drizzle it over!
Here’s how to make it step-by-step:
- Peel the garlic cloves first. You want to use fresh, quality garlic here as the star of this sauce. Give the cloves a gentle smash with the flat side of a knife to help remove the skins.
- Add the peeled garlic cloves, the mayonnaise, Greek yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil and a good pinch of salt and pepper into a blender or small food processor.
- Blend for 1-2 minutes until very smooth. Stop and scrape down the sides as needed. You want it completely silky.
- Taste and adjust flavors as desired. Add more lemon juice for acidity, extra salt and pepper for seasoning, or another smashed garlic clove if you dare!
Storing
This sauce will keep fresh for 3-4 days stored in the refrigerator.
To store, transfer the finished sauce to an airtight container, mason jar, or bottle. Make sure container has a tight-fitting lid to prevent leaks or absorption of fridge odours.
Store refrigerated for 3-4 days. Stir before serving.
Creamy Garlic Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 cloves fresh garlic
- ½ lemon (juiced)
- ¼ cup parsley
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Add the mayonnaise, yogurt, parsley, olive oil, garlic and lemon juice to a food processor or blender. Season with a little salt and pepper.
- Process until well combined.
- Check for taste and tweak flavors to your taste if needed—add extra squeeze of lemon for zip or touch more salt. Then blend until combined.
- Serve immediately, or refrigerate in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is an estimate and provided for informational purposes only.
