Dive into our deliciously creamy sour cream and chive dip, bursting with flavor. Perfect for serving with appetizers and snacks, so easy that you can make it right now! We’ve been making this for years, it’s quick, simple, and guaranteed to get eaten every time!

A bowl of tasty sour cream and chives dip, with cut up chives scattered on top.

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Why you’ll love our sour cream and chives dip

Quick and easy to make, you’ll be enjoying it in 5 minutes!
It’s a perfect dip for party food, games night, or snacking on.
You can make your tasty homemade dip ahead.
All of the ingredients are 100% vegetarian and naturally gluten-free.

Isn’t it just sour cream and chives?

It sounds like it should be, doesn’t it!

But it’s not, we blend other flavors of mayonnaise, garlic, and lemon juice, to create a refreshing creamy dip.

When you taste how delicious this dip is and see how incredibly easy it is to make, you’ll never buy store-bought again!

Ingredients you’ll need to make this sour cream dip

You’ll need all the ingredients shown below in the photograph.

Ingredients needed, fresh chives, sour cream, mayonnaise, lemon, garlic, salt, and black pepper.

Is store-bought better?

Absolutely no!

When you buy something in a bottle, you don’t really know how long it’s been sitting on the shelf.

It may have a use-by date, but when was it made, and what’s in it to be able to keep it bottled for so long?

With our homemade sour cream and chive dip recipe, you get to use fresh ingredients, that you bought yourself.

The flavors that our recipe combine are glorious, they are so tasty that we think as soon as you taste it, you’ll see why we rave about this dip!

Once you know, you know…

Fresh is best

Always use fresh chives and always try to use fresh garlic, the flavor is SO much better.

As chives are a crucial ingredient, if you don’t have them, we’d suggest you leave making it until you do.

Maybe try ranch dressing, garlic dip, or blue cheese dressing instead?

A bowl of sour cream and chives dressing, a fresh lemon, and chives.

Out of sour cream?

If you’ve been to your fridge and you find yourself out of sour cream, then don’t worry, we have a workaround for you.

Greek yogurt, Fromage frais, and crème Fraiche will both be a decent stand-in for sour cream.

Will it taste different?

Yes, but you’ll still be able to enjoy it.

What do I serve with this dip?

Sour cream and chive dip is perfect when dolloped generously on a freshly baked potato.

It cries out for carrot batons and celery sticks, and tortilla chips to be dipped in it.

Buffalo cauliflower and zucchini buffalo fries are delicious and dipped in sour cream and chive dip.

Dip your sweet potato fries and French fries, or how about sweet potato wedges?

It goes with so many things, making this great recipe a good choice.

Someone dipping a zucchini fritter into sour cream and chive dipping sauce.

How do I store it?

Our sour cream dip recipe will store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

You’ll be lucky if it lasts that long though.

Recipe notes and expert tips

No garlic?
Use garlic powder instead.
Missing some sour cream?
Use Greek yogurt, crème Fraiche, or Fromage frais instead, it’ll taste different but still work.
Out of fresh chives?
You’d be best waiting until you get some, fresh chives are integral to this recipe.
Storage
Store your sour cream and chive dip in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

More easy dips and dressings for you to make

If you love our sour cream and chive dip recipe, then you should give these a try; ranch dressing, blue cheese dressing, tzatziki, chipotle aioli, tirokafteri, and garlic dip.

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How to make sour cream and chive dip with step-by-step instructions

Making our sour cream and chive dip recipe is easy if you follow our simple instructions.

Full measurements along with US customary and metric conversions are available in our printable recipe card below.

Process shots, add sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, fresh chives, salt, and black pepper, then stir to combine and serve.

In a mixing bowl, add sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, fresh chives, salt, and freshly ground black pepper.

Mix to combine thoroughly.

Place in a serving bowl and eat immediately or store in the fridge until you are ready.

Enjoy your sour cream dip!

A bowl of chive dip sour cream n a green napkin.

We hope you enjoy making and eating our sour cream chive dip and would love to hear how you got on with making it.

Please feel free to leave a comment and ask any questions you may have.

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