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    Spicy Peri Peri Dip

    Published by: Adina June 22, 2021 ยท Last modified: February 6, 2025 Leave a comment
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    pinterest image of child's hand dipping cracker in dip.

    This spicy peri peri dip with green onions and cream cheese is a delicious cold dip to serve with crackers. A must-be for every party!

    child's hand dipping cracker in peri peri dip.

    We have cold dip very often; there is always one cream cheese or sour cream dip or another in the fridge. Like our favorite Camembert Spread Obatzda, a super simple recipe with Camembert and green onions. Todayโ€™s peri peri dip is another version of a green onion and cheese dip using a hot sauce to spice things up. And check out this super-hot Peri Peri Seasoning.

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    • Why will you love this dip?
    • Recipe ingredients
    • What is peri peri sauce?
    • How to make peri peri dip?
    • What to serve it with?
    • Make ahead and store
    • Tips
    • More cold cheese dips
    • Recipe
    • Spicy Peri Peri Dip

    Why will you love this dip?

    • Easy to make and good value. Just a few ingredients, a few minutes of working time, and youโ€™re done.
    • Make ahead: it keeps well for at least 5-6 days, so you can make it ahead, either for everyday snacking or for a party.
    • Perfect for parties. Fill into small bowls and serve to guests with crackers, potato chips, pretzels, or vegetable sticks. You will get rave reviews.
    • It's great for taking to work or school, either in a small bowl with veggies or crackers or in a sandwich. Add a lettuce leaf if you wish to make it look posh, but itโ€™s not necessary.

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    Recipe ingredients

    • Cream cheese. If using block cheese, it should be softened to room temperature before whipping. If using some from a container, there is no need to let it soften; it is already softer than the block type. Both sorts are perfectly ok for this recipe.
    • Sour cream adds a bit of freshness and tang. It can be replaced with thick Greek yogurt.
    • Green onions (scallions, spring onions): two or three, depending on size.
    • Grated cheese: Gouda or Cheddar, for instance.
    • Hot sauce
    overhead image of a bowl of cold chili dip with crackers all around it.

    What is peri peri sauce?

    Also known as piri piri, itโ€™s a traditional African sauce made from Birdโ€™s eye chilies. It was made famous by Nandoโ€™s restaurants, where it is used to make the extremely popular Nando'd Peri Peri Chicken, Peri Peri Chicken Livers, Nando's Spicy Rice, or Nandoโ€™s Butterfly Chicken. And many other dishes as well.

    You can make it yourself, I do it often, and itโ€™s perfect for dipping, for marinating meat, and for adding to dishes to impart flavor and a bit of a punch (recipe coming soon). Or for convenience, you can buy a bottle of peri peri sauce (the Amazon link opens in a new tab), if available where you live. I always buy a medium-hot one.

    You can stir todayโ€™s recipe with either bought or homemade sauce; both versions are delicious. The sauce is better used to taste; start with one tablespoon and add more according to taste. I normally add about 2-3 tablespoons.

    Substitutes?

    Use Sriracha, for instance, to taste or any other similar sauce you like. A sweet, hot kind is amazing as well. The spread will be sweeter, but you will love it!

    How to make peri peri dip?

    collage of two pictures of mixing cream cheese, sour cream, green onions and grated cheese in a large bowl.
    • Step #1: Beat dairy and 1 tablespoon hot sauce with a handheld mixer until fluffy. Taste and add more hot sauce (and salt and pepper if necessary) to taste.
    • Step #2: Stir in chopped onions and grated Cheddar or Gouda. Adjust the taste.

    What to serve it with?

    • Vegetable sticks
    • Crackers
    • Pretzels
    • Bagels
    • On crispbread
    • Make sandwiches or open-faced sandwiches. Add lettuce leaves, tomato, or cucumber slices.
    • Stir with cooked, hot pasta; itโ€™s delicious!

    Make ahead and store

    The mixture can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for at least 5 days. Keep in an airtight container. It is not suitable for freezing.

    Tips

    Make it low-fat by using low-fat dairy products.

    The recipe can be easily doubled.

    Donโ€™t skip the whipping step. Stirring the ingredients with a spoon is ok, but whipping makes the cream cheese dip fluffier.

    Refrigerate for a while before serving; it allows the flavors to blend and the mixture to set.

    dipping a large salted cracker in cream cheese dip with green onions.

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    Recipe

    bowl of cream cheese chili dip in a large bowl surrounded by different kinds of crackers.

    Spicy Peri Peri Dip

    Spicy Peri Peri dip with cream cheese, green onions, and grated cheese. This cold chili dip makes a great appetizer and it's delicious served with crackers, pretzels, bagels or vegetable sticks. Make it for your next party!
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    Course: Dips, Sauces and Dressings
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2 cups
    Calories: 150kcal
    Author: Adina
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    Ingredients 

    • 1 cup cream cheese 250 g/ 9 oz
    • ยฝ cup sour cream 125 g/ 4.5 oz
    • 1 to 3 tablespoons peri peri sauce Note 1
    • ยฝ cup grated cheese 75 g/ 2.5 oz, Note 2
    • 2 green onions
    • ยผ teaspoon fine sea salt more to taste
    • โ…› teaspoon ground black pepper to taste

    Instructions

    • Prepare: If using block cream cheese let it come to room temperature and soften slightly. Cheese from a plastic container can be used immediately, itโ€™s softer. Finely chop the green onions, set aside. Grate the cheese, set aside.
      1 cup cream cheese/ 250 g + 2 green onions + ยฝ cup grated cheese/ 75g
    • Fluff: Place cream cheese, sour cream, 1 tablespoon peri peri sauce, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl. Beat with a handheld mixer until fluffy. Taste and add 1-2 extra tablespoons hot sauce to make it the dip as spicy as you like.
      ยฝ cup sour cream/ 125 g + 1 to 3 tablespoons peri peri sauce
    • Mix: Fold in green onions and grated cheese. Adjust the taste with salt and pepper if necessary.
      ยผ teaspoon fine sea salt + โ…› teaspoon ground black pepper
    • Refrigerate for 2-3 hours before serving.

    Notes

    1. Peri-peri sauce: Either from a bottle or homemade. Use to taste; itโ€™s quite hot. Start with 1 tablespoon and add more if desired. Other hot sauces can be used instead; amount to taste.
    2. Cheese: Cheddar, Gouda, or another sort of cheese you like. Not mozzarella, though; itโ€™s too bland.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 242mg | Sugar: 2g
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