It's my birthday this week and I endeavored to make salmon. But I wanted to drizzle something on top of it as a kind of fancy sauce. And now I don't entirely know what to call this Greek yogurt dip!
I was originally thinking that it's a sauce. Because my intention was to use it as a sauce. But it does really look like a salad dressing or some kind of dip more than I think of it as a true "sauce." A sauce is oftentimes thickened and cooked in some way. This is really more like a healthier knock-off Ranch or French Onion dip. Not that that was at all what I was going for!
You could easily mix this concoction into a salad or dip chips in it. After I put it on salmon, which was absolutely delicious. Although I have 0 workable photos of it, so there is no specific salmon recipe on the blog as of now. But I've been using it as a sour cream substitute in burritos and more like a dip than a true sauce. So, I think that I will resolve to calling it a Greek yogurt dip and allow you to interpret that in whatever way that you please!
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What to Make w/ Greek Yogurt Dip
I originally made this to dollop on top of salmon for my birthday. Since this was my birthday and I was doing quite enough just cooking! I didn't end up with any workable photos of the meal! Which was homemade macaroni and cheese with baked salmon and Greek yogurt dip. The photos that I did take have my friends and their house and their kids, who don't necessarily want to be on my fun little food blog! So, while I am not going to post any of the salmon dish in particular, you get the idea. Oven-baked salmon with just a dollop of this dip on top.
There are plenty of other things to do with Greek yogurt dip, though. And I used in as everything from a sour cream substitute to a mix-in for quiche.
This Greek yogurt dip quickly and easily combines roasted garlic, dill, shallots, lemon, Greek yogurt, Dijon mustard, and olive oil with a dash of salt and pepper. You can throw the entire thing together in just a couple of minutes. It works incredibly well topped on salmon, as a salad dressing, or as a dip for chips or toast. You can mix and match in your own citrus and herbs of choice.
For this recipe, I already had roasted garlic in the fridge. I tend to roast a couple of heads of garlic every couple of weeks just so that I already have it when I need but. To recreate this, you follow my Roasted Garlic Recipe. It takes about an hour and requires a head of garlic, olive oil, and a garlic roaster or aluminum foil. Otherwise, use half the amount of unroasted garlic.
Prepare Dip
Mince the garlic, dill, and shallot.
Zest and juice a lemon.
Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl.
Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator. This is a great recipe to make ahead of time because it keeps incredibly well in the refrigerator.
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