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This quick and easy vegan dill dip is perfect for vegetables, vegan wings, and more! And it only takes 5 minutes to make in your blender.
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- ✓ Ingredients and substitutions
- 🥣 How to make vegan dill dip
- 💡 Helpful tips
- 🫙 Storage directions
- 💬 Frequently asked questions
- 🍴 More delicious vegan dips
- 📖 Recipe
I originally created this super easy vegan dill dip to go with my buffalo tofu wings, but it was too delicious to just use for one recipe. It's a delicious dip for veggies and makes a great salad dressing, too!
Conventional dill dip uses sour cream and mayo. For this vegan version, I'm using tahini as the base. Tahini is a sesame seed paste, so not only is this veggie dip dairy-free, it's nut-free, too!
If you can't do tahini, no problem! Just replace the tahini and water with a cup of vegan sour cream and ¾ cup vegan mayo. Add lemon juice to taste, since the sour cream will have varying amounts of tang.
✓ Ingredients and substitutions
- tahini - This is the base for your dip. Make sure you stir your tahini well before measuring it for the best results. See the recipe card for a substitution option, if you have a sesame allergy.
- dried dill - You can use double the amount of fresh dill, if you prefer. Don't put the fresh dill in the blender, though, because it will turn the whole thing green! Just mince it up and stir it in at the end.
- agave nectar - If your tahini is bitter, adding a little agave will offset that.
- onion powder - For umami powder!
- water - To thin out the tahini. You may need extra water, depending on how thick your tahini is and what consistency you want your dill dip to be.
- lemon juice - Adds such a nice tang!
- garlic - Fresh garlic gives you a little zing and lots of umami! If you don't want to deal with whole cloves, you can use 1 teaspoon garlic powder instead.
- salt - Brings out all of the flavors.
🥣 How to make vegan dill dip
Combine all of the ingredients in your blender. Puree until smooth, adding more water by the tablespoon, as needed, to get things moving.
Taste and adjust seasoning, blending in between additions. Depending on how fresh your spices are, you may need to add more dill and onion powder. For more tang, add lemon juice by the tablespoon. If it's too thick, add more water or lemon juice, and if it's too thin, add more tahini.
💡 Helpful tips
- Please do be sure to stir your tahini before measuring it out! Tahini separates, so if you don't stir, your vegan dill dip will be more like vegan dill water. 😆
- This dip thickens as it chills. If you're making this ahead as a salad dressing, I recommend thinning it out a bit more than you actually want, so it will be the perfect thickness after chilling. You can also just whisk in some water after chilling to get that perfect dill salad dressing consistency.
🫙 Storage directions
Store leftover dip in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will keep for five to seven days this way.
💬 Frequently asked questions
Why is my dip so thin?
If it's extremely watery, chances are you didn't stir your tahini well. Tahini separates, so if you don't stir, you're really just adding oil and leaving the solids behind.
Tahini can also vary in thickness from brand to brand, as well.
If your dip is just a bit thinner than you like, that's ok! Just add more tahini, blending in between additions, until you reach your desired thickness.
What can I use instead of tahini?
You can use a combination of vegan sour cream and vegan mayo instead. See the recipe notes for details.
🍴 More delicious vegan dips
- Basil pesto hummus
- Creamy Basil Olive Dip for Game Day (or any day!)
- Vegan sour cream ranch party dip
- Healthy Vegan French Onion Dip Recipe
📖 Recipe
Vegan Dill Dip
by Becky Striepe
This quick and easy vegan dill dip is perfect for vegetables, vegan wings, and more! And it only takes 5 minutes to make in your blender.
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 5 minutes mins
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 cup tahini Stir well before measuring it out!
- 2 teaspoons dried dill
- 1 ¼ teaspoons agave nectar optional, to offset bitterness in the tahini
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ¾ cup water or more, to reach your desired consistency
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 cloves garlic
- pinch of salt
- veggies of choice for dipping carrots, celery, broccoli, cauliflower, snap peas, etc
Instructions
Combine all of the ingredients in your blender. Puree until smooth, adding more water by the tablespoon, as needed, to get things moving.
Taste and adjust seasoning, blending in between additions. Deepening on how fresh your spices are, you may need to add more dill and onion powder. For more tang, add lemon juice by the tablespoon. If it's too thick, add more water or lemon juice, and if it's too thin, add more tahini.
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📝 Notes
Leftovers will keep for 5 to 7 days in the refrigerator.
To make this sesame-free, replace the tahini and water with a cup of vegan sour cream and ¾ cup vegan mayo. Add lemon juice to taste, since the sour cream will have varying amounts of tang.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Vegan Dill Dip
Amount per Serving
Calories
187
% Daily Value*
Fat
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
10
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
7
g
Monounsaturated Fat
6
g
Sodium
12
mg
1
%
Potassium
162
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
9
g
3
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
35
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
6
mg
7
%
Calcium
50
mg
5
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Sarah
That dip sounds perfect! And I love the video :)
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Becky Striepe
Thank you, Sarah!
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Sarah De la Cruz
You know how much I love tahini! This looks yummy!!!
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Becky Striepe
Hooray for tahini!
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Dianne
I love tahini so much and this dip looks so good! I want to dip just about everything in it!
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Becky Striepe
Thank you, Dianne! Enjoy it!
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Jules
I go in to view the recipe & Lo & behold there are two men telling me about a venison recipe, not happy!
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Becky Striepe
Hmm that should not be happening. If you see an ad like that, you can report it by clicking the little Report This Ad button. I unfortunately only have limited control over what ads get served, since online ads are contextual.
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