Jump to Recipe Jump to Video Print Recipe

If you love garlic bread – you need to try this roasted garlic bread dip.

That’s right: we’ve created a creamy dreamy garlicky dip that’s perfect for piling on sourdough or even crackers. That’s not all, we’re roasting our garlic with shallots to impart a caramelised richness to the flavours of this dish.

Serve it at your next games night or even as part of an array of appetisers for your next dinner party this festive season!

Steps For Making This Garlic Bread Dip

Start by roasting a whole head of garlic and shallots in the oven. Doing so, caramelised the garlic and intensifies its rich flavours with a subtle sweetness that’s perfect for stirring into our dip.

Mix together the base of the dip; for this you will need
- Sour cream
- Greek yogurt/ hung curd (you can substitute this with more sour cream if you wish)
- Softened cream cheese (you can substitute this with mayonnaise)
Squeeze out the caramelised garlic cloves and shallots and mash them into the dip until well combined
Stir in all your favourite add-in’s; a few good options include:
- Spring onions/ scallions
- Diced jalapeños
- Shredded mozzarella and/ or parmesan

Refrigerate until the dip thickens. Serve with crusty bread and/ or crackers and DIVE IN!

If you liked this garlic bread dip, you may also enjoy the following dips and appetisers from our archives:

Jalapeño Popper Corn Dip

This hot corn dip is speckled with the creamy yet subtle spicy flavours of everyone’s favourite jalapeño poppers! It's the perfect appetiser for the next time you’re hosting friends and family, or for when you need something cosy to sink your teeth into.

GET THIS RECIPE

jalapeño popper corn dip easy appetiser recipes

Baked Feta & Olive Dip

If you love baked feta, you are sure to love this baked feta dip that also stars roasted olives and charred cherry tomatoes. Serve it with crackers or sourdough for an easy yet impressive appetiser!

GET THIS RECIPE

Creamy Mushrooms

These creamy mushrooms can be served as a dip, tossed with pasta or simply enjoyed as they are piled on sourdough for a rich breakfast.

GET THIS RECIPE

Roasted Garlic Bread Dip

Ayushi Gupta-Mehra | The Foodie Diaries

This roasted garlic bread dip is a creamy dreamy appetiser for your next dinner party or games night, paired with crusty bread and crackers!

Rate this recipe

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 15

Course Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine American, Contemporary

Servings 4

Ingredients

1 head of garlic
2-3 shallots
olive oil (as required)
salt
black pepper
½ cup sour cream
½ cup Greek yogurt
3-4 tbsp softened cream cheese (can swap with mayo)
handful of scallions/ parsley
½ cup shredded parmesan/ mozarella (or combination of the two)
¼ cup diced jalapeños

Instructions

Roast your garlic

Preheat the oven to 180C.
Add a head of garlic and the shallots to a heatproof baking dish/ alternatively add them to a baking tray (and wrap with aluminium foil after the step the below).
Drizzle generously with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Bake in the oven until golden and caramelised (about 30 minutes).

Prepare the dip

Meanwhile: in a bowl, mixed together sour cream, Greek yogurt & softened cream cheese.
Squeeze out the caramelised garlic cloves and shallots, mashing them in to break them down into the creamy mixture.
Season with salt & pepper, then stir in chopped scallions/ parsley; shredded cheese; jalapeños; and/ or all your favourite add-in's.
Give it a super-good mix; refrigerate for a couple of hours until the dip thickens, then DIVE IN!

Video

Keyword cheesy appetisers, creamy garlic bread dip, dip recipes appetisers, easy appetisers, roasted garlic

We’d love to hear from you! Do let us know if you try this recipe – you can leave a comment below and/ or tag us in your delicious creations on Instagram @the_foodiediaries.