This dip is simple to make, although you need a little time to properly caramelise the onions. Once they're cooked, add a splash of Worcestershire sauce or balsamic vinegar.
Blue cheese mixed with mayo, sour cream, lemon and garlic is the go-to accompaniment to buffalo chicken wings. But it's also great with a selection of crudités and crackers.
A Tex-Mex favourite, queso is a spicy hot cheese dip that requires a little cooking but it's minimal effort. Melt 225g (8oz) grated strong Cheddar cheese
Although traditional recipes say to char the aubergine over an open flame, you can pierce them and put into a very hot oven until they are blackened instead.
You may think of ranch as a dressing for salad but it makes a great dip for vegetable crudités. First, mix together equal quantities of mayo and sour cream.
It's just a fact that store-bought tomato salsa never tastes as good as homemade. Ready-made salsas are often too soggy and much too sweet.
A homemade mayo with punchy ginger and peppery watercress goes so well with roast chicken. You could also use as a dip for chicken skewers or fat, juicy prawns.
It consists of roasted red peppers, toasted walnuts and pomegranate molasses, which adds a wonderful sweet and sour note.