This Cottage Cheese Pickle Dip is a super quick recipe that delivers bold flavour with minimal effort. The perfect combination of creamy cottage cheese, tangy pickles, and fresh dill makes this an easy dip you'll keep coming back to.
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Ingredients and Substitutes
Here are all the simple ingredients you'll need to make this dill pickle dip.
- cottage cheese: full-fat works best. If your cottage cheese is very grainy, you may want to blitz it in a food processor first.
- sour cream: may be replaced with creme fraiche or thick and creamy plain Greek yogurt. You can also use half yogurt and half cream cheese.
- dill pickles: also known as pickled gherkins. You may use spicy pickles (a.k.a. gherkins with chilli). You will also need some pickle juice from the jar.
- garlic powder: or onion powder, or a bit of both.
- fresh dill: or ¼ amount of dried dill.
- salt and black pepper.
As always, find ingredient quantities, detailed instructions and nutritional information in the recipe card at the bottom of the post.
Recipe Tips
- For a creamy texture, blend the mixture if using curd-style cottage cheese with large lumps.
- Adjust the pickle juice to taste - more for tang, less for a milder dip.
- Depending on how thick your cottage cheese is, you may need more or less sour cream to reach your preferred consistency.
- This Cottage Cheese Pickle Dip tastes even better after chilling for 30 minutes to let the flavours meld.
- Chop pickles finely for better distribution and easier scooping.
Serving Suggestions
For a prettier presentation, swirl this creamy dip into a shallow bowl, drizzle with a little olive oil, and sprinkle over fresh herbs or a pinch of Aleppo pepper. We love topping it with crispy fried onions (or crispy shallots) for extra crunch and flavour.
This dip is best enjoyed at room temperature, so take it out of the fridge about 15 minutes before serving to bring out the tangy pickle punch and make it easier to scoop.
Great options for dipping:
- Fresh vegetables like bell peppers, cucumbers, carrots or radishes.
- Pita chips or potato chips.
- Crackers of choice - seedy, crisp, or plain all work beautifully, but try it with Herby Sourdough Crackers for sure!
- Sweet Potato Fritters or Carrot Fritters.
What is more, it makes a lovely open sandwich spread too! Try it on rye with some smoked salmon!
Storage
Store any leftover dip in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days. Before serving again, give it a quick stir to bring everything back together - some separation is normal.
More Dip Recipes To Try
If you loved this creamy dip, here are more dip recipes to try next - perfect for snacking, sharing, or spreading.
Cottage Cheee Pickle Dip
Ingredients
- 250 g (8.82 oz) cottage cheese *see notes
- 2 tablespoon sour cream or creme fraiche
- 80 g (½ cup) dill pickles pickled gherkins
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 heaped tablespoon fresh dill finelly chopped
- 2 tablespoon pickle juice from the jar or more to taste
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix cottage cheese, sour cream, finely chopped dill pickles (gherkins), fresh dill and garlic powder until combined.
- Stir in the pickle juice from the jar.
- Taste and season with salt and black pepper as needed.
Notes
Nutrition
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