Dazzling Dill Pickle Dip Recipes

DILL PICKLE DIP

Steps:

• Using a stand mixer or electric beaters, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. You can't really over mix it, so whip it until it is very smooth.
• Mix in remaining ingredients except for salt. Scrape bowl as needed. Once fully mixed, taste to determine if salt is needed.
• Serve with chips, crackers, or fresh vegetables for dipping. This dill pickle dip also works great as a spread on sandwiches!

DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Combine the salt and water in a pitcher and stir until the salt has dissolved.
• Rinse the cucumbers thoroughly and snip off the blossom end stem. Set aside.
• Place the peppercorns, pepper flakes, garlic, dill seed and fresh dill into a 1-gallon crock. Add the cucumbers to the crock on top of the aromatics. Pour the brine mixture over the cucumbers in order to completely cover. Pour the remaining water into a 1-gallon ziptop plastic bag and seal. Place the bag on top of the pickles making sure that all of them are completely submerged in the brine. Set in a cool, dry place.
• Check the crock after 3 days. Fermentation has begun if you see bubbles rising to the top of the crock. After this, check the crock daily and skim off any scum that forms. If scum forms on the plastic bag, rinse it off and return to the top of the crock.
• The fermentation is complete when the pickles taste sour and the bubbles have stopped rising; this should take approximately 6 to 7 days. Once this happens, cover the crock loosely and place in the refrigerator for 3 days, skimming daily or as needed. Store for up to 2 months in the refrigerator, skimming as needed. If the pickles should become soft or begin to take on an off odor, this is a sign of spoilage and they should be discarded.

DILL PICKLE DIP

Steps:

• Stir cream cheese in a bowl with a wooden spoon until smooth. Stir in dill pickles, onion, pickle juice, dill weed, salt, and pepper until evenly distributed. Refrigerate before serving, at least 1 hour.

DAZZLING DILL PICKLE DIP

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese, sour cream, horseradish sauce, seafood seasoning, garlic powder, and black pepper in a large mixing bowl. Fold in pickles and onion. Transfer to a bowl with a lid and refrigerate at least 4 hours.

PICKLE DIP FRIED BOLOGNA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Melt a nice layer of butter in a medium pan over medium heat. Toast the bread on each side until golden, smooshing it slightly so that it gets a good amount of butter. Transfer to a wire rack or tent them against each other to cool and get crisp. Add the bologna to the pan and cook on both sides until browned. Spread each slice of bread with a layer of Pickle Dip. Top one slice with lettuce and then the bologna and then the chips and then top with the other slice of bread.
• Stir together the Havarti, cream cheese, ranch dressing, sriracha, dill, pickle brine, and pickles in a medium bowl. (If you'd like to serve this as a dip and not as a spread, thin it with another 1/4 to 1/2 cup of ranch dressing.)