You can never have too many dips in your repertoire, and this Bacon Tomato Basil dip is a terrific one! It’s creamy and packed with flavor from crumbled bacon, fresh basil and tangy feta cheese and topped with fresh tomato for a really great flavor and texture combination. It’s really great served with crackers, pita chips, or fresh warm bread!
Ingredient Notes
This dip is a great mix of some refrigerated and pantry basics, mixed up with some strong flavor punches and fresh ingredients.
- Sour Cream – I prefer full fat sour cream, but if you like, you can sub low-fat (personally, I would avoid fat free). If you like the flavor of plain yogurt, you could use a plain, Greek style yogurt as well.
- Mayonnaise – use a mayo you like!
- Feta cheese – you might not even realize feta is in this dip, it just adds a wonderful salty, tangy flavor element. Regular or low-fat feta is just fine.
- Bacon – this recipe calls for a package of bacon, cooked and crumbled, but I find it’s so much quicker and easier to use a bag of pre-cooked crumbed bacon. You can find this at the grocery store. Depending on the brand your store carries, the amount might be slightly different. I’ve found any of the small salad size packs are great. They usually vary between 3-4-ish ounces.
- Garlic – fresh garlic really adds a lot of flavor here, I’d stick to fresh over garlic powder.
- Red wine vinegar – along with lemon juice, this adds an acidic flavor balance. Red wine vinegar is preferable, but if you’re in a pinch, white wine vinegar would also work.
Instructions
This Bacon Tomato Basil dip is incredibly easy to make!
- Whisk together sour cream, mayo, garlic, lemon juice, and red wine vinegar.
- Add in crumbled feta, green onions, crumbled bacon, basil, and black pepper.
- Stir and chill dip. When ready to serve, spread out in a dish and top with diced tomatoes, and extra bacon and basil if desired.
- Serve with crackers, pita chips, or bread.
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Bacon Tomato Basil Dip
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: about 3 cups dip
Description
A creamy, tangy dip full of flavor from bacon, feta, and fresh basil and topped with fresh tomato. Serve with crackers, bread, or pita chips.
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups sour cream (I recommend full fat)
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 cup crumbled feta cheese
1 12-ounce package bacon, cooked and crumbled OR a 3.5–4.5 oz package pre-cooked and crumbled, about 3/4– 1 cup
1 clove garlic, pressed or very finely minced
1 heaping tablespoon minced fresh basil
1/4 cup finely minced green onions
a few cracks freshly ground black pepper
Kosher salt to taste
4–8 ounces tomatoes, seeded and chopped (1–2 medium tomatoes)
Instructions
note: before you add all your ingredients, you might want to save a few pinches of bacon and extra basil to garnish before serving.
- Whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon juice, and vinegar until smooth.
2. Add feta cheese, bacon, garlic, basil, green onions, and black pepper. Stir to combine. There should be plenty of salt from the bacon and feta, but if for any reason it needs a little you can add it to taste.
3. For best results, chill dip for a couple hours before serving, it will thicken as it chills. Before serving, spread mixture out in bowl and top with chopped tomato. You’ll want to cut open your tomato and remove the seeds and pulp before dicing to avoid excess moisture in your dip. (I like to save a little bit of bacon and basil for the top as well).
4. Serve with crackers, chips, pita chips, or fresh, warm bread.
- Prep Time: 15
- Category: Snacks
- Method: No Cook
Questions & Reviews
Thank you so much for this recipe!! I made it the other night and it didn’t last long! This is going to become a staple at my house!
Bacon and basil? Two of my favorites. Never put them together before but willing to try it. Looks great.
this looks so yummy!
I made this dip this past weekend and it was a huge hit! Very yummy with pita chips! Thanks for the recipe!
Bacon makes everything better. I love this dip!
Nice one Kate – can’t wait to give this once a try! Good luck with your growing bump!
I love your little cup that measures liquid tablespoon – where can I find one? I just googled it but didn’t have any luck finding one. Thanks!
I don’t know where Kate got hers, but here it is: http://www.oxo.com/p-510-mini-angled-measuring-cup.aspx
Pampered Chef also has one (not the same as Kate’s, though). I have it and I love it! It costs a bit more than the oxo one, though. It is a read from above, also and it nests perfectly inside my other matching pampered chef liquid measuring cups. 🙂 Here is the link if you are interested: http://www.pamperedchef.com/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=12080&catId=123&parentCatId=123&outletSubCat=
Made this for my girlfriends and they all loved it! I served it with soft pita bread wedges. I may throw in some deseeded, diced cucumber next time.
When I read this recipe on Friday I was having a hard time picturing what it would taste like. But tonight I noticed the picture with the tomatoes and realized that this is a BLT on chips and now I’m totally on board! It sounds like a perfect dip for a summer barbeque.
This sounds amazing! I’m always looking for new ways to jazz up dips–and this one sounds great. YUM.
You had me at bacon. Yes please! I gave my 14-month-old daughter bacon for the first time the other day. She started shaking her high chair so violently (for more) that I thought she was going to injure herself. Although I doubt that would be the first injury ever induced by a need for more bacon.
Love that this has bacon in it! Yum 🙂
Hey Ladies-
Just letting you know I gave you the Versatile blogger award on my blog. If you’d like to check it out, here is the link: http://www.lifeshouldcostless.com/2012/04/i-got-this-award-from-stefanie-at.html Keep up the great work!
If I were you my camera would be filthy dirty taking pictures while doing slicing, dicing and mixing. Although I may be the messiest cook in the world.
Mmmmmm Bacon.
My goodness that looks delicious!! Grateful there’s no Miracle Whip involved.
Favorite part of the recipe? “not Miracle Whip” Mayo lover/Miracle Whip hater that I am, for some reason that made me giggle.
Have a fabulous trip! Hugs to the TOFW crew from me!
Looks so good! By the way, your belly really did look cute in Sara’s post Wednesday :).
This looks so yummy, I have to try it this weekend!