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    Creamy Herb Sauce or Dip

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    This creamy, flavourful herb-packed sauce adds a fresh pop of flavour to any dish. Delicious served with roasted/grilled meats or fish, potatoes or served as a dip with veggies.

    White bowl of creamy herb sauce/dip with spoon handle sticking out.  Scattering of dill and chives on the side.

    This Creamy Herb Sauce is so delicious, flavourful and fresh tasting thanks to all the herbs. It is a fantastic way to add a creamy, fresh pop of flavour to your meal at any time of year since it is delicious on everything from holiday roasts to summer grilled items. However, it is extra special when your herb garden is flourishing since there is nothing like fresh herbs! I highly recommend growing a herb garden since herbs provide so much fresh flavour and are easy to grow (only thing that I can successfully grow!).

    How To Make This Creamy Herb Sauce Recipe

    To make this Creamy Herb Sauce / Dip, you simply need to…

    1. Mix Together Ingredients: Mix together all the ingredients in a bowl. You will need: sour cream, plain yogurt, finely chopped parsley + chives + dill + shallot, lemon juice, horseradish, olive oil, hot mustard (Dijon or German) and a little sugar, salt and cayenne to taste.
    2. Refrigerate: Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. I like to chill mine for a couple hours to develop the flavours more but it is completely optional.

    Detailed ingredient list and directions located in the recipe card below.

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    Ways To Use This Creamy Herb Sauce

    Add a creamy, fresh pop of flavour to your dishes! My favourite ways to use this Creamy Herb Sauce are:

    • Roast Beef: Excellent served with roast beef! Try it with my Herb Mustard Crusted Roast Beef.
    • Roasted or Grilled Meats: Besides roast beef, this sauce is also delicious served with a variety of roasted or grilled meats like chicken and pork. Also delicious with these German Frikadellen.
    • Fish: So yummy served with grilled or pan-fried fish. I especially love it with salmon!
    • Potatoes: I love drizzling this sauce over boiled baby potatoes! It would also be great with other types of potatoes as well.
    • Dip: It also makes an excellent dip to serve with veggies!
    Roast beef slices on a plate with a drizzle of creamy herb sauce down the middle.

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    Let me know in the comments if you try this Creamy Herb Sauce and what you decided to served it with!

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    Creamy Herb Sauce or Dip

    ★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
    • Author: Vanessa | Maple + Mango
    • Prep Time: 5 min
    • Cook Time: 0 min
    • Total Time: 5 minutes
    • Yield: approx. 2 cups
    • Category: Sauces
    • Method: No Cook
    • Cuisine: American
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    Description

    This creamy, flavourful herb-packed sauce adds a fresh pop of flavour to any dish. Delicious served with roasted/grilled meats or fish, potatoes or served as a dip with veggies.


    Ingredients

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    • 3/4 cup sour cream
    • 3/4 cup full fat plain yogurt
    • 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
    • 2 tablespoons finely chopped chives
    • 2 tablespoons finely chopped dill
    • 1 tablespoon finely chopped French shallot (approx. 1 small shallot or 1/2 larger shallot)
    • Juice of 1/2 lemon
    • 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
    • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 tablespoon hot mustard (i.e. Dijon or hot German mustard)
    • 1 teaspoon organic cane sugar
    • Himalayan or sea salt & cayenne, to taste

    Instructions

    1. Mix: Mix together all the ingredients in a bowl.
    2. Refrigerate: Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

    Notes

    • I like to chill the sauce for a couple hours to develop the flavours more but it is completely optional.
    • Delicious served with: roast beef (like my Herb Mustard Crusted Roast Beef), roasted or grilled meats and fish (yummy with salmon), potatoes (especially boiled baby potatoes) or as a dip with veggies.

    Keywords: creamy herb sauce, herb dip

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    1. Trish

      March 16, 2020 at 6:36 am

      This looks so good. I love fresh herbs. I m gonna make this with roasted potatoes this week!

      ★★★★★

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      • Vanessa | Maple + Mango

        March 16, 2020 at 9:21 am

        Yum! So good with potatoes!

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    2. Colleen

      March 14, 2020 at 1:31 pm

      I’m making this for a veggie dip and saving the recipe for summer when my herbs are growing. It will be great with anything grilled, too.

      ★★★★★

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      • Vanessa | Maple + Mango

        March 15, 2020 at 11:51 am

        I love this recipe as a sauce for grilled fish or meats! I make it on repeat once my herbs are overflowing!

        Reply
    3. Katherine | Love In My Oven

      March 13, 2020 at 12:42 pm

      Hooray for herby things! This creamy dip is perfect for so many different things! I actually just ate a big piece of fish that would have been perfect in this. Yum!!

      ★★★★★

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      • Vanessa | Maple + Mango

        March 13, 2020 at 3:33 pm

        It is amazing with fish!!

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    4. Jessica

      March 12, 2020 at 3:20 pm

      This is EVERYTHINGGGG I want in a dip! Can dream up so many ways to enjoy it – veggies, chips, chicken fingers, YUM!

      ★★★★★

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      • Vanessa | Maple + Mango

        March 12, 2020 at 10:28 pm

        It is amazing with so many things! Glad you love it!

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