Easy Yoghurt-Based Dips Recipe

Tasty and healthy dips made with your favourite root vegetables and 3 base ingredients: yoghurt, garlic and lemon juice.

5 from 4 votes

Course: Appetizer, Snack

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Keyword: Christmas food, easy party dips, easy yoghurt dips, healthy appetisers, quick & easy dips

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 45

Total Time: 1

Total Servings:

▢ 1 cup Greek yoghurt
▢ 1 Garlic clove, roughly chopped
▢ 1 tbsp Lemon juice
▢ 3 Whole beets, medium sized or 1 medium sweet potato, or half a butternut pumpkin
▢ Salt & pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 180°C (375°F)
Peel the beets, cut into quarters and place on a greased baking tray.
Roast in the oven for 40-45 minutes, until tender. Turn half-way through –around the 20 minute mark.
Allow the beets to cool slightly, then add to a high-speed blender, with the other ingredients.
Blend until smooth, then pour into a serving bowl.

Optional alternative: half a cup of tahini and half a cup of yoghurt, or half cup of cottage cheese and half a cup of yoghurt.

Serving: 1tbsp | Calories: 23kcal | Carbohydrates: 3.3g | Protein: 2.5g | Fat: 0.1g

Nutrition information should be used as a guide only

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