Caviar Sour Cream Dip With Potato Chips

By Melissa Clark

Published Dec. 23, 2020

Caviar Sour Cream Dip With Potato Chips
Andrew Purcell for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Carrie Purcell.
Total Time
15 minutes
Rating
4(702)
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This simple snack is a slightly fancier version of the time-honored practice of topping potato chips with sour cream and caviar. Here, the sour cream gets zipped up with scallions, chives and white pepper and the caviar — preferably bright orange beads of salmon roe — glow like jewels on top. One of the easiest hors d’oeuvres to put together, it’s also one of the most festive.

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Ingredients

Yield:2 to 4 servings
  • 1cup sour cream
  • 1½tablespoons thinly sliced scallions, white and green parts
  • 1tablespoon chopped fresh chives
  • ¼teaspoon ground white pepper
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • About 2 ounces salmon roe or other caviar, for garnish
  • Potato chips, for serving
  • Celery sticks, for serving
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Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)

203 calories; 16 grams fat; 6 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 5 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 10 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 2 grams sugars; 6 grams protein; 226 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a small bowl, mix together sour cream, scallions, chives, pepper and salt to taste. Let sit at room temperature for at least 10 minutes so the flavors can meld (or chill for up to 24 hours before serving).

  2. Step 2

    Spoon caviar on top and serve with potato chips and celery sticks.

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Just Here for News (and Arts, and Food)

All of you with reservations about the caviar, feel free to send it all to me. Basically this seems like a potato chip version of caviar service--plain water crackers, sour cream, capers (salt and flavor now provided by the chips), a little mild onion flavor for those who like that, and as much caviar as the host will allow you to eat. As with smoked salmon and sour cream on potato chips, I will eat it until I'm sick.

lins

I have always gently folded in the caviar, saving some to sprinkle on top. People devour this!

J in PA

This was easy and fresh tasting compared to store bought dips. I liked the base dip but a little caviar went a long way for me. My kids and spouse seemed to feel the same. Go easy on the salt as caviar and chips are also salty. Black pepper worked fine too. :)

Hutch

Made this as written but for using smoked trout roe as the caviar and it was absolutely fantastic.

additions

Doubled the dip. Added sherry vinegar and onion powder. One jar of cavier

JP

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