Basic Party Dip and Five Variations

• 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

1. Mix together all the ingredients until smooth.
2. Add the ingredients from one of the following variations.
3. Keep tightly covered and refrigerated until ready to serve.

cream cheese, sour cream, salt, blue cheese, fresh onion, lemon juice, buttermilk, crackers, dill weed, fresh onion, vegetable, shrimp, crab, onion soup, chili sauce, horseradish, water, onion soup, fresh chives, vegetable, salsa, cilantro, olives, tortilla chips

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/basic-party-dip-and-five-variations-332446 (may not work)