Salsa Cream Cheese Dip (No Mayo or Sour Cream)

This easy salsa cream cheese dip, made from scratch, is the perfect cold dip to make ahead for a party. You only need 5-6 ingredients to make it from scratch (or less if you want to use a store-bought jar of salsa hack option!) Serve with crackers, chips, pretzels or veggie sticks. For those who like spice, vary it up with some jalapeño and use it in pinwheel appetizers or rollups. (No Mayo or Sour Cream.)

🥘 Ingredients

You will need a few simple ingredients:

• cream cheese: Make sure the ingredients are at the same temperature when mixed or the cheese will curdle, as shown in the photo below. Take it out of the fridge 20-30 minutes before mixing so it'll be soft enough to mix easily.
• chopped tomato: both home chopped and canned work.
• minced onion: mince it bigger if you like a more chunky dip. I recommend a red onion for natural sweetness.
• ground black pepper, salt, sugar
• lemon juice: Do not omit the lemon juice! I thought the canned tomato would be sour enough but adding the lemon juice really made the dip taste better.

Optional: chili flakes and shredded basil garnish

• garlic cheese dip
• green olive dip
• tuna dip with cheese

🥡 How to Store

Store in an airtight container in the fridge for 2 days.

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Salsa Cream Cheese Dip (No Mayo or Sour Cream)

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This easy salsa cream cheese dip, made from scratch, is the perfect cold dip to make ahead for a party. You only need 5-6 ingredients to make it from scratch (or less if you want to use a store-bought jar of salsa hack option!) Serve with crackers, chips, pretzels or veggie sticks. For those who like spice, vary it up with some jalapeño and use it in pinwheel appetizers or rollups. (No Mayo or Sour Cream.)

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Prep Time 3 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings 10 people

Calories 199 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 lb cream cheese Or 1 packet of Philadelphia cream cheese. Leave it outside for 30 minute before mixing to help it soften.
• ▢ ½ onion minced, I recommend a large red onion for sweetness
• ▢ 0.88 lb chopped tomatoes You can chop fresh tomatoes at home or use canned
• ▢ ½ Tablespoon lemon juice or lime, do not omit.
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
• ▢ ½ teaspoon white sugar or to taste
• ▢ ground black pepper
• ▢ ½ teaspoon chili flakes Optional
• ▢ 1 bunch basil leaves Or cilantro, shredded, optional

Instructions

 

• Ensuring all the ingredients are at the same temperature, mix them together well. (If not at the same temperature, the cheese may curdle. It's still edible but doesn't look that good- see the post for photos.)

Notes

You can substitute the chopped tomato and seasoning for a jar of salsa if you wish.

Note: the nutritional information is an estimate automatically calculated using the WPRM recipe maker and I am not responsible for its veracity.

Nutrition

Calories: 199kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 0.5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 262mgPotassium: 104mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 119IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg

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