Greek yogurt - grace grits and gardening

Growing up our favorite dips were Ro-tel cheese and French onion dip. Both delicious. Both high fat. (Okay I admit I still love Ro-tel, but I don’t need the calories.) I’m growing dill in my garden. It smells so wonderful, and I’m constantly looking for ways to use it. This dill dip recipe is a great alternative to the calorie-laden dips made with sour cream. When it gets warm and the party moves poolside, snacking on chips and dip is always part of the equation. This recipe will not add to your waistline. And I promise you will not realize this is made with Greek yogurt. Give it a try. The fresh dill and lemon juice make it fresh and flavorful.

Low Calorie Dill Dip

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Ingredients

1 cup Greek Yogurt I use Fage
1 clove garlic minced
1 Tablespoon fresh dill chopped
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Sea salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Mix everything together. Serve with chips. I love these black bean chips pictured.

Only 7 days until Fourth of July!! Perfect chip and dip holiday:)

Grace Grits and Gardening

Farm. Food. Garden. Life.

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Chicago – Saturday in the Park

(This post is sponsored by Great Day Farms. All opinions are my own.)

Soon the Easter Bunny will come and go and then what? Once the novelty of dyeing and hiding and finding eggs passes, what will you do with all those eggs hanging around your house? They won’t last forever you know.

If you want to whip up a family meal using an entire basket of Easter eggs, I suggest this healthy egg salad recipe. Healthy because it’s made with Greek yogurt instead of mayo. (And let’s be clear, I’m referring to boiled Easter eggs not plastic Easter eggs, although you may have those hanging around too…)

Healthy Egg Salad

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Ingredients

5 hard boiled eggs I use Great Day Farms
3 Tablespoons Greek yogurt I use Fage
1 stalk celery finely chopped
3 green onions chopped
1 Tablespoon fresh dill chopped
1 teaspoon fresh squeezed lemon juice
dash ground mustard
sea salt
pepper

Instructions

Dice eggs and mix with yogurt. Add remaining ingredients and mix. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Add additional yogurt and/or lemon juice if you prefer a thicker or thinner consistency. Serve with crusty bread as egg salad sliders, on crackers or carrots as appetizers, or scooped on a bed of lettuce.