Step away from the store-bought dip. Whip up your own dip from scratch, and you’ll taste the difference. Take your pick of guacamole, hummus, smoky eggplant numbers, and that addictive tonnato for your next party or picnic. Your friends will thank you.
Baby heirloom beetroot with white bean purée
Photo: James Moffatt

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Jonathan Barthelmess’s taramasalata
Photo: William Meppem

Yoghurt dip with sesame seeds, pepitas, cumin, caraway and mint
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Jacqui Challinor’s cannellini bean dip with cumin burnt butter
Photo: William Meppem

Photo: William Meppem

Buckwheat-hemp crackers with avocado and finger lime
Photo: Ben Dearnley
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Hummus with blistered tomatoes
Photo: Craig Wall

Roasted cauliflower and tahini dip with crudités and flatbread
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Photo: Alicia Taylor

Photo: Ben Dearnley

Toum with quick za’atar flatbread and haloumi
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Photo: Ben Dearnley

French onion dip with cheddar biscuits
Photo: William Meppem

Pugliese broad bean purée with boiled chicory (fave e cicoria)
Photo: Sharyn Cairns

Smoky eggplant and capsicum dip with pita bread
Photo: Will Horner

Avocado, edamame and lemon dip
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Photo: Mark Roper

Photo: William Meppem
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Photo: Chris Chen

Photo: William Meppem

Sunflower-seed dip with crudités
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Photo: William Meppem

Photo: Alica Taylor

Pea and mint dip with labne and radishes
Photo: Ben Dearnley

Hummus with radishes and paprika
Photo: Ben Dearnley