Green Onion Dip

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cream cheese

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Ricotta is often less expensive and lighter.

mayonnaise

🥗Healthier: avocado

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Avocado provides healthy fats and creaminess.

black pepper

💰Cheaper: white pepper

White pepper can be a milder alternative.

Cut green onions (scallions) into one inch lengths, separating the roots and finely chopping the green tops.

Soak the one inch pieces of green onions in cold water for about 15 minutes to remove some sharpness.

In a food processor, combine half of the cream cheese, all of the yogurt, the soaked onion pieces, freeze-dried chives, garlic salt, and pepper.

Process the mixture until mostly smooth.

Taste the mixture and add more of the remaining cream cheese to achieve the desired texture and consistency.

Season with additional salt and pepper if necessary.

Once smooth, add at least half of the reserved green onion tops and a bit of lime juice if the dip tastes flat or sharp.

Transfer the dip to a serving bowl and sprinkle more green onion tops over it.

Serve with your favorite dippers such as potato chips, bell peppers, sugar snap peas, carrots, celery, and radishes.

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