Basic Party Dip and Five Variations

Ingredients

• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 12 ounces sour cream
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh onion
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 12 cup buttermilk
• serve with crackers or chips or assorted fresh vegetable
• 2 tablespoons dill weed
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh onion
• 1 tablespoon beau monde seasoning
• serve with assorted fresh vegetable
• 4 ounces cooked shrimp, and
• crab, chopped
• 12 ounce dry onion soup mix
• 2 tablespoons chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon horseradish
• serve with water crackers or jicama or chips or toasted miniature party rye rounds
• 1 12 ounces dry onion soup mix
• 2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives
• serve with chips, and
• assorted fresh vegetable
• 6 ounces salsa
• 14 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
• 14 cup stuffed olives, chopped
• serve with tortilla chips or assorted fresh vegetable