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Featured recipeDips

Five summer dips

Five bright, scoopable summer dips—watermelon whipped feta, charred corn guacamole, tomato-basil ricotta, cucumber tzatziki, and smoky zucchini tahini.

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Five bowls of colorful summer dips surrounded by flatbread, chips, crostini, cucumber, radishes, and snap peas.
Featured dishFive bowls, one generous summer table: creamy, smoky, crisp, sweet, and bright.
Prep
40 min
Cook
20 min
Total
1 hr
Serves
5 bowls, 6–8 guests

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Five bowls, one generous summer table: creamy, smoky, crisp, sweet, and bright.

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