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    Home » Simple Vegan Recipes » Vegan Dips

    Dilly Sunflower Seed Dip

    Published: May 15, 2019 by Becky Striepe · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Dilly Sunflower Seed Dip is perfect for crackers and veggies at your next party. Soaked, raw sunflower seeds are the star of this hearty, nut-free vegan dip.

    overhead photo of sunflower pate on a serving platter with a text overlay

    Sunflower Seed Dip

    If you know me, you know that I. LOVE. DILL. Specifically, I love ranch seasoning, which is basically just dill, onion, and garlic. Despite having some ranch flavors in the mix, though, I wouldn't call this Dilly Sunflower Seed Dip a ranch dip.

    It's doing its own thing. Don't try to force this dip into a category. Just spread it into a bowl, and devour it!

    overhead shot of dip with carrots, celery, and crackers.

    Soaking Your Sunflower Seeds (and what kind to use)

    Just like when you make a cashew-based sauce or dip, soaking your sunflower seeds is mission critical. Raw sunflower seeds take on liquid and get easier to puree when you soak, so this is not a skippable step.

    If you can find raw sunflower seeds for this recipe, definitely use them. Roasted sunflower seeds will medium work, but you won't get as smooth a texture as you will with raw.

    dipping a carrot into sunflower seed dip

    Soak roasted seeds, too, and skim off any skins or debris that floats to the top of the bowl before you drain - that will help the texture out a bit.

    Sunflower seeds will not get as smooth as cashews, no matter how much you blend them. This dip is deliciously creamy, but it does have a bit of texture from the seeds, which gives it almost a pâté-like feel.

    close-up of sunflower seed dip on a cracker

    If you want a dip that's totally smooth, I recommend using raw cashews instead.

    close-up of a bowl of sunflower pate with carrots, celery, and crackers

    How to Make Dilly Sunflower Seed Dip

    Like most of my dips and spreads, this is a blender recipe, because why do work by hand that your blender can do for you?

    To make this dip, you just soak your sunflower seeds in hot water for 15-20 minutes, then drain. Once you've got your seeds ready, toss them into the blender with the rest of your dip ingredients.

    A high speed blender certainly helps here, but you can get a nice, smooth dip with a regular blender. Just don't give up! Keep blending, scraping down the sides of the blender as needed, until you have a nice puree.

    Transfer your dip to a small serving dish, chill, and serve with crackers and veggies for dipping. Easy peasy!

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    Dilly Sunflower Seed Dip is perfect for crackers and veggies at your next party. Soaked, raw sunflower seeds are the star of this hearty nut-free vegan dip.

    Dilly Sunflower Seed Dip

    Dilly Sunflower Seed Dip is perfect for crackers and veggies at your next party. Soaked, raw sunflower seeds are the star of this hearty, nut-free vegan dip.
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: Vegan
    Keyword: sunflower pate, sunflower seed dip, vegan pate
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 0 minutes minutes
    Chilling Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 25kcal
    Author: Becky Striepe

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ cups raw sunflower seeds - soaked in hot water for 15-20 minutes, then drained
    • ¼ cup lemon juice - 1-2 lemons, depending on how juicy they are
    • ½ cup water - NOT the soaking water - new water!
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil - optional, but recommended
    • ¼ teaspoon celery salt
    • 2 tablespoons dried dill - or more, to taste
    • ½ teaspoon onion powder
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon sriracha sauce
    • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
    • ½ cup coarsely chopped bell peppers - any color you like - chopping helps it blend up smoothly
    • 1 plum tomato - chopped, for garnish

    Instructions

    • Put all of the ingredients except the tomato into your blender and puree until as smooth as possible. This is going to take a while, and if you're using a regular blender, you’ll need to stop to scrape down the sides of your blender and give the mixture a stir several times as you’re blending. Just be patient, and keep on blending until the dip reaches the creaminess that you’re looking for.
    • Transfer the dip to a serving bowl and chill for at least 30 minutes. Garnish with the chopped tomato just before serving.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Dilly Sunflower Seed Dip
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    25
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    2
    g
    3
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    0.3
    g
    2
    %
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    0.2
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Sodium
     
    215
    mg
    9
    %
    Potassium
     
    80
    mg
    2
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    2
    g
    1
    %
    Fiber
     
    0.5
    g
    2
    %
    Sugar
     
    1
    g
    1
    %
    Protein
     
    1
    g
    2
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    401
    IU
    8
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    17
    mg
    21
    %
    Calcium
     
    17
    mg
    2
    %
    Iron
     
    1
    mg
    6
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    About Becky Striepe

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    Hi there! I'm Becky Striepe (rhymes with sleepy), and I love using gadgets and shortcuts to create easy vegan comfort food recipes for busy people. Whether you love your Instant Pot, your air fryer, or just love delicious plant-based meals, stick around. You'll like it here.

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    1. Laura

      May 22, 2019 at 2:18 am

      Thank you for the sunflower seed recipe. I love, love, love sunflower seed butter, "sun butter". Did you know the large, blue & black Eastern Swallowtail Butterfly's host plant is the dill plant, the parsley plant and there are 2 other herbs the lay their eggs on & the babies eat the leaves, I saw one in my yard 2 days ago & read this info and now I am being very careful about harvesting the parsley. Thank you for all your hard work.

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        May 22, 2019 at 1:27 pm

        So glad that you're enjoying the recipe, Laura! :)

        Reply
      • Melody montminy

        June 16, 2019 at 7:23 pm

        Thanks for the butterfly info Laura very nice to know this. How lucky you ate to have such beautiful butterflys by you.???

        Reply
    2. Sarah De la Cruz

      March 26, 2018 at 7:39 pm

      I love that you use sunflower seeds in this one! Hooray for nut free treats! Can't wait to try it!

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        March 26, 2018 at 9:13 pm

        Yay! I thought of you when I was making it!

        Reply
    3. jacquie

      March 23, 2018 at 2:02 pm

      yum. i love dill as well. Have you ever put it in quick bread w/ perhaps similar seasonings and some wheat germ? i think i had something like that years ago and would love to be able to eat again. You up for a challenge?

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        March 23, 2018 at 2:36 pm

        I’m sure you could! Check out my homemade ranch seasoning recipe - I think you could add a batch to bread and it would be great.

        Reply
        • jacquie

          March 23, 2018 at 9:44 pm

          i was kind of hoping that you might be willing to do the recipe development as i don't even have a good basic bread recipe :)

          Reply
    4. Cadry

      March 23, 2018 at 9:22 am

      This sounds so good! I love snacky meals, and I'm always looking for a new spread to add to the mix.

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        March 23, 2018 at 11:32 am

        Snacky meals are my favorite!

        Reply
    5. Katie Koteen

      March 20, 2018 at 3:06 pm

      5 stars
      I LOVE dill. I'm always looking for new lunchbox ideas and this is just perfect. Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
      • Becky Striepe

        March 20, 2018 at 9:41 pm

        Oh yay! Enjoy it, Katie!

        Reply
    6. Dianne

      March 19, 2018 at 8:55 pm

      This dip looks amazing! I like to make sunflower seed cheese, but I've never thought to make a dip with them. Such a great idea!

      Reply

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