Rainbow Veggie Ranch Dip
Rainbow Veggie Ranch Dip is a creamy cream cheese appetizer topped with colorful fresh vegetables. Perfect for parties, holidays, potlucks, and healthy snacking. Easy to prepare ahead and serve chilled.
Ingredients
- 16 oz cream cheese softened
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- ¼ cup fresh chives chopped
- ¼ cup fresh parsley chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup minced tomatoes
- ½ cup minced carrots
- ½ cup minced yellow pepper
- ½ cup minced broccoli florets
- ½ cup minced purple cabbage
- Chips crackers, or fresh vegetables for serving
Instructions
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the softened cream cheese, lemon juice, mayonnaise, chopped chives, parsley, garlic salt, onion powder, and kosher salt.
- Mash and stir with a fork until the mixture becomes completely smooth and creamy.
- If needed, add a little more lemon juice or mayonnaise to create a softer dipping consistency.
- Spread the Rainbow Veggie Ranch Dip evenly into a 9×13-inch serving dish or platter.
- Finely mince each vegetable separately, making sure the pieces are small and uniform.
- Arrange the vegetables across the top in colorful rainbow stripes: tomatoes, carrots, yellow pepper, broccoli, and purple cabbage.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve chilled with tortilla chips, crackers, pita chips, or fresh vegetables.
Notes
- Serve with tortilla chips, pita chips, crackers, pretzels, or sliced vegetables.
- Keep refrigerated until serving.
- Use low-fat cream cheese for a lighter version.
- Customize the rainbow using your favorite vegetables.
- Fresh herbs give the dip its signature ranch flavor.