Dill-Yogurt Dip

by DanicasDaily on November 28, 2009

Snack-Girl features a snack makeover every week.  This one is about dip!

Have you noticed how many calories a sour cream and onion dip has? We can fool ourselves into believing we are eating healthily by dipping veggies in these dips. Alas, they taste good but they are killing our waistlines.
Everyone loves vegetables when you start adding fat, salt, and sugar. And this is a good thing – but how much fat, salt, and sugar do you need to have a yummy snack?
This is a great makeover because you are not only using a low calorie substitute for sour cream but you are adding vegetables to the dip! So you get twice the veggies out of your snack.
Greek yogurt has a thicker consistency than regular yogurt which makes it feel and taste more luxurious than regular yogurts. There is a zero fat version which tastes pretty good.

Dill-Yogurt Dip

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Fat-Free Greek Yogurt (6 ounces or so)
One half cucumber
2 tsp. fresh dill
Red wine vinegar to taste (splash or two)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Mince cucumber and dill. Mix together with yogurt, vinegar, and salt and pepper. Serve with sliced carrots, broccoli, celery, sugar snap peas, etc.

The vinegar makes the yogurt sour (like sour cream) and the salt and pepper give it the saltiness that tastes great with raw vegetables.

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{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

Angie (Losing It and Loving It) November 28, 2009 at 9:37 am

The dip looks and sounds amazing! YUM! I’ll be checking out the snack girl blog for sure. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Jenny November 28, 2009 at 10:22 am

I bet this would be amazing on a sammie subbed for mayo!

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DaMora November 28, 2009 at 11:16 am

I love dill dip. Goes really well with pretzels too.

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Marlene April 14, 2011 at 8:35 pm

not a fan of dill. Any suggestions for an alternative herb? Perhaps minced onions and chives

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DanicasDaily April 15, 2011 at 7:32 am

HI Marlene,

I would imagine any herb substitution would work great for a flavor you like. I like the idea of the minced chives..it might make it ranch like.

Danica

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