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I love things that I can spread over bread or crackers, or in which I can dunk crudites or crisps. Here’s a selection of quick and tasty recipes that make a great addition to your picnic hamper or garden party table.
Abroath Smokie & Wild Garlic combines the wonderful smokiness of the haddock with foraged wild garlic.
Avocado Hummus is a wonderful combination of popular chickpea dip, hummus, and unctuous avocado.
Beetroot Hummus with Tahini is sure to be the most colourful dip on the table.
Broad Bean, Pea & Mint Hummus is a vibrant, summery green dip.
Cheese Pumpkin Dip is more autumnal but perfect for picnics on those later summer-like days we sometimes get in autumn.
Cheesy Cashew Nut Dip makes use of a great vegan standby, nutritional yeast, combined with cashew nut to create a dairy-free cheese-like flavour.
is not for the faint-hearted; it’s a super rich, super decadent pate that also stores excellently in the freezer.
Courgette, Yoghurt & Mint Dip is fresh, light and a great way to use homegrown courgettes.
Ham Pate is a great recipe for using up leftover ham and easy to make.
Hot Smoked Salmon Patéis a super quick no-cook recipe combining just three ingredients.
Houmous with Peanut Butter replaces the classic tahini (sesame paste) with peanut butter instead.
Mtabbalis one of my favourite Middle Eastern recipes, a smoky dip made with aubergine, lemon, garlic and tahini.
Pea and Coriander Dip is a mock guacamole of sorts, full of herby kick and pea sweetness.
Scandinavian Roasted Carrot Paté is super bright in colour, and in flavour too.
Smoke Garlic MushroomPatéis full of flavour and will be a hit with vegans, veggies and omnivores alike.
is another three ingredient recipe with a huge punch of flavour.
Smoky Bacon Dip is another super quick three ingredient recipe.
Sour Cream & Red Pesto Bean Dip is quick to make using everyday ingredients from your supermarket or deli.
Spiced MoroccanPaté combines chickpeas and Moroccan-inspired spices to delicious effect.
Sun-Dried Tomato & Butterbean Paté is another vegan-recipe that will appeal to all.
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Please leave a comment - I love hearing from you!21 Comments to "Picnic Recipes | 20 Perfect Patés & Dips"
Jacqueline Meldrum Nice list of dips Kavey!
Tara Great collection of dips! Lots of interesting flavors to try.
Claudia Lamascolo Absolutely great collection not sure where to start but wow I am in picnic heaven and we have so many to choose from thanks!
Jill So many interesting and delicious recipes to try – I’m eyeing that peanut butter hummus and moroccan paté first!
Tina What a fun list of dips! So many to try. Thanks for putting it all together.
Jacqueline Debono I love dips and make them a lot, usually to serve with an aperitif! There’s such a great choice here. Only problem is which one to try first!
Choclette I adore dips. I’ve made a few in my time, but it looks as though I’ve got a few more to try now. Thanks for putting the list together.
Janice What a great resource this is! So many delicious dips and pates, I’ll definitely be popping back next time I plan a picnic.
Kate Oh that collage of pretty dips – I want to dive in with a nacho to each one! Lovely roundup, thanks for featuring my pate!
Lucy Love this collection of dips, I can see the rest of my week featuring a different one each night! The courgette, yoghurt and mint one sounds like it will be the first to try, all sound delicious. Thanks for including mine!
Bintu Thanks for including my courgette dip! I’ve got a whole list of new ones I want to try, yum!
Heidy I’m loving all the great ideas here. I keep telling my husband we need to do a picnic at the beach soon.
Chef Mireille what a great collection – perfect for parties as such a wide variety of accompaniments to go with chips grilled veggies etc.
Gingey Ahh so many to try! I love dips too, perfect picnic fodder 🙂
Stephanie Simmons I love picnic food! These look like some great recipes
Cathy I love dips and spreads and I really shouldn’t have read this post halfway through the afternoon – I’ve got serious munchies now!
Mirlene What a great eclectic choice. Great recipe choices.
Mayuri Patel A wonderful collection of dips. I’d love to try out the pea and coriander one.
Ruth I made the mtabbal. It was yummy. I combine the stove top version with baking. If I make it again I may use slightly less lemon. Thanks for sharing.
kaveyeats Oh I love mtabbal! Glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
Ruth hollies Just made it again with less lemon juice and it’s wonderful.
