Garlic Dill Sunflower Dip

Delicious & a nice alternative to hummus! Roasted unsalted sunflower seeds (soaked) worked great & I reduced the garlic to 3 cloves. The texture is lovely- slightly coarse but also creamy.

Oh. My. Gosh. This is so delicious. The recipe is perfect as is. (We love garlic at our house.) I used my Vitamix to get it super creamy.

Since I have an overabundance of tarragon growing in my garden, I might try subbing that for the dill next time.

New favorite dip! I made this with the 2-hour soak of the sunflower seeds and it was wonderful! I also used my blender because my small food processor was just too small. Worked like a charm! Great with veggies and pita chips! My boyfriend even put it on his sandwich!

I’m going to start keeping raw sunflower seeds around so I can easily make this.

Highly recommend!

First of all, this website is fabulous! I have a very strict diet…GF, DF, V, and no refined sugars. I always find wonderful things to try on Minimalist Baker. I had a lot of dill in my fridge and searched for recipes. I found this one, but I can’t eat sunflower seeds, so I used the sprouted pumpkin seeds that I did have. It turned out wonderful!!
Thank you for making recipes that are healthy and delicious 😋

Just made this and the family is currently devouring it with carrot and bell pepper sticks! Such a super easy and yummy snack. I soaked my sunflower seeds overnight and used 1/4 cup of dried dill instead of fresh. Turned out great in the food processor with a hearty texture, but also curious to try a super smooth version in the vita mix next time! YUM.

In my opinion, this turned out great–love it.
I do not have raw sunflower seeds, so I soaked the ones I have overnight and the flavor is wonderful. I would say this recipe is as described. This will definitely be a go to recipe for me since I eat a whole30 / paleo diet and I’m always on the look out for dip recipes that fit those eating profiles. Thanks for a great recipe.

I really love this dip, it was a lot of lemon and garlic so next time I will reduce it to the half. Also I add some extra raw sunflowers on top of the dip, gave it a mix by hand for a feeling of crunchy.
It`s a great alternative of hummus. Thank you so much

I thought there was too much lemon juice in it. Next time, I will cut in half. Also, I did halve the garlic and thought it was plenty. I only wish I had fresh dill to use! Overall, a good recipe. I might run this batch through a blender yet to see how tastes when smoother.

Great tasting dip. Luv it

This recipe made me famous at a party! Let me preface by saying, I do not cook, at all. When my bf and I moved in together, my kitchen contribution was 1 pan, 1 pot, 2 dishes, and 2 sets of flatware. He is the chef in our household. But when I was asked to bring a veggie platter to a party (because all my friends know I don’t cook), I decided to try to make this as a replacement to the generic ranch dip. Next thing you know, everyone was asking who made this and can I have the recipe! And at the moment, my bf is happily spreading this dip onto his lunch sandwich! Your philosophy of under 30 minutes, under 10 ingredients is perfect for a kitchen-handicap like me, plus I’m GF and DF. Wins all around! Thank you, thank you!!

Liked this lots. Is good fresh out of the processor but was even better the next day. A nice change from beans

This dip is amazing and seriously makes me question whether I ever want hummus again. I love it with all the garlic. Thanks for the recipe!

Delish! I reduced the garlic by half and found it perfect, it’s a great substitute for hummus!

Dana, this is one of my favorites!!! WoW! It is so delicious: lemony and garlicy – yes. Add to those both the not quite ground up seeds and subtle dill – and the taste becomes so textured. Goes GREAT with Trader Joe’s crisp breads (I use the GF ones), and as a dip for roasted veg, as you suggested. Thank you for this!

This was so tasty! I was a little nervous because I forgot to soak the sunflower seeds, and I was in a rush, so instead of doing a long soak I did a quick, hot-soak and just covered the seeds with hot (almost boiling) water for 30 minutes and then made the dip just as the recipe said, and it was SO GOOD.

My fiancee and I just moved into our new place (wedding is in 20 days!), and some of our friends surprised us with flowers. I pulled out the dip with raw carrots and green beans, and it was a huge hit. Everyone loved it!

This is excellent!!! Thank you so much for this – I love hummus but even with Beano it is NSFW for me. :-D The base for this is a great jumping off point as well – I just made a batch where I subbed the oil, garlic and dill with several dollops of Zesty Z za’atar spread…so good! Thank you for all you do – keep up the great work!
p.s. your black bean brownies are superb!

Made this last night and it’s yummy! I was excited to see a dip alternative to hummus because yes it can feel like a lot of beans. I saw lots of reviews about the garlic so I did half (3 cloves) and I was a little shy of 1.5 cups of sunflower seeds so I didn’t end up having to add any water and the consistency was perfect. I soaked the seeds about 12 hours (9 am before work till that night) and it worked great, not chunky or gritty in consistency. It was slightly reminiscent of tzatziki. I’d like to try with another kind of herb to see how that goes.

This dip is so fresh and flavorful! It is very quick and easy to throw together and goes great with pretzel Chips, raw veggies, roasted veggies…I even spread it on my sandwiches. It’s a nice change from hummus and I highly recommend!

Too funny- I also tried Floreli’s sunflower seed hummus, fell in love, and thought “I can make this!” Came across this recipe and it was pretty spot on (and I didn’t even notice your comment until later on)! It turned out AMAZING! A little heavy on the garlic (and I love lots of garlic) so I may use one less clove next time I make it.

Going to try a sun dried tomato version of this recipe next time!

This is incredible! I’ve been eating it on toast with arugala for about a week and I’m still not tired of it! My partner can’t eat chickpeas, so this is a new staple for us. I soaked the sunflower seeds for about 2-3 hours and it worked out fine. I also added a bit extra lemon juice, and it was perfect!

Just made it for breakfast ?
We had this dip with toasted dark rye bread and cucumber, it was delish! Although I have to say I hope my breath doesn’t smell too bad since it was quite garlicky! ?

Holy sunflower dip. I couldn’t wait to make this. Just finished it and wow does it make quite a bit. I only used 4 cloves of garlic as that is all I had and I am glad because it is more than I will use next time. Very garlicky but very tasty. I’m curious to see if it bakes well because the taste and texture appear to be a similar to a ricotta and I am going to try it in a vegan lasagna. Until then, I dip with delight. Thank you for the great hummus alternative.

I really loved this and am putting on EVERYTHING! The fresh dill makes it!
I do enjoy garlic, but for my taste, found only 1/2 of a minced clove was plenty to keep flavor balance and taste other ingredients without overpowering. ?

Good, solid recipe. I make something similar with sunflower seeds and add in raw zucchini and it is delicious! I like it better than hummus made with chickpeas.