Toasted Sesame Dip
Asian Inspired Cheesy Goodness
Toasted Sesame Dip is something new and different for your happy hour snacking. It’s made with cream cheese, a dollop of mayonnaise, and the savory flavors of peanut butter, soy sauce, and toasted sesame oil and is perfect on rice crackers, cucumbers, or stuffed in celery!
For the last twenty years we lived in an area that was not conducive to hosting guests, mostly because of the distance and the parking situation. Now that we moved, we have people stopping by all the time which also means I get to make all kinds of snacks.
My friend Mary was coming over after work on a Friday for my Yuzu Lemon Drop Martinis and I wanted to have something that paired well with these drinks. And thus the idea for the Toasted Sesame dip was born.
I think the flavors in this dip come together perfectly. It makes for amazing snacking when you just want to nibble.
The dip can be served right away but also gets better as it sits. I made this on a Friday and then also served the leftovers on Sunday, and it was even better.
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The measurements for all the dry seasonings and herbs are always a suggestion. Remember to taste as you go and adjust them to your preferences.
The same goes for the peanut butter, soy sauce, and the sesame oil. Make this recipe your own!
Rice Crackers
Most of the ingredients in this recipe are pretty self explanatory. The one that I think a lot of people may have questions about are the rice crackers I suggest for the actual dipping of the dip.
I find rice crackers at mostly every store I have ever gone to. If you aren’t familiar, you probably just never looked for them before.
I find them either in the cracker aisle or with the Asian foods. The brand I pictured above from Ka-me is one I see most often.
I also see that there are a lot of options for rice crackers on Amazon. If you cannot find rice crackers, you can use potato chips, cucumber slices, any other raw veggies, or fry up some wonton wrappers!
Anything dipped in this Toasted Sesame Dip will be good. You can even stuff celery with it.
No Peanuts, No Problem
If you have someone with a peanut allergy, you can go ahead and omit the peanut butter in this recipe. If you omit the peanut butter, I would add a little brown sugar to the recipe instead.
About one 1/2 tablespoon should give the dip the sweetness it needs that the peanut butter provides. You can also increase the sesame seeds or the sesame oil to add more of the nutty taste to this dip.
Toasted Sesame Dip Recipe
Toasted Sesame Dip is an Asian inspired spread made with cream cheese, hints of peanut butter, savory, toasted sesame oil, and soy sauce. The flavors meld together for a delicious and unique dip.
Ingredients
- 8 ounce package of Cream Cheese
- 2 to 3 tablespoons of Mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon of Peanut Butter
- 2 tablespoons of Soy Sauce
- 1 tablespoon of Rice Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon of Toasted Sesame Oil
- 1 teaspoon of White Pepper
- 2 teaspoon of Garlic Powder
- 2 teaspoons of Onion Powder
- 1 teaspoon of Salt
- 1 teaspoon of Dry Ginger
- 6 Green Onions, sliced thin
- 2, eight ounce cans of Sliced Water Chestnuts
- 1 tablespoon of Toasted Sesame Seeds + 1/2 tablespoon for topping
- Rice Crackers and Cucumbers for dipping
Instructions
- Let the cream cheese soften and add it to a bowl or bowl of a stand mixer. Add the mayonnaise and begin to mix on high. Let this get light and fluffy.
- Slowly add the sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and then peanut butter. *Measurements of all these are a suggestion and you should taste and add more or less as you go.
- Beat this on high until light and fluffy. Slowly add the dry seasonings as you do this.
- Thinly slice your white and green parts of the green onions. Reserve some of the green parts to top the spread with when it's done, for garnish.
- Drain and finely dice the water chestnuts.
- Turn the mixer to the lowest setting and fold in the green onions, sesame seeds, and water chestnuts.
- Place this in a bowl, cover, and refrigerate four hours or overnight.
- When ready to serve, top with green onions and the remaining toasted sesame seeds.
- Serve with rice crackers *pictured in post, and cucumber slices.