With a base of Greek yogurt and cream cheese, this low-carb Caprese dip is filled with your favorite Italian spices and veggies. It’s a show-stopping, lip-smacking dip everyone loves.
Caprese Dip
Italian-food lovers, this dip is for you! Caprese recipes are known for having mozzarella cheese and other Italian ingredients.
I’ve made a bunch of keto-friendly Caprese recipes before – like my Keto Caprese Roll Ups and my Keto Caprese Chicken. This time, I’m taking all my favorite Italian ingredients and making an irresistible dip!
You’ll be proud to share this anytime you need to bring snacks or appetizers. Big game? Bring it! Holiday party? It fits right in.
How about a late-night movie? Bring the dip and some pork rinds.
It’s an all-purpose dip that fits in with any occasion (and it’s so easy to make!). Keep reading and I’ll share all my secrets so you can make the perfect dip every single time.
Keto Caprese Dip
If you glance at all the ingredients in this scrumptious dip, it probably won’t surprise you that there are six grams net carbs in each serving.
But I chose every ingredient on purpose. It’s a nourishing, nutritious, and filling dip that will make you feel full.
This is also the perfect dip to add to any holiday table. The bright red tomatoes with the green fresh basil give it a little festive flair.
It doesn’t use holiday ingredients (like cranberries or pumpkin) so you can bring it to any event, any time of year.
Basil Cheese Dip
There are some ingredients in this recipe you can change, and others I suggest you stick with. First, please use fresh chopped basil.
I used both, but fresh has a stronger aroma and better flavor. But you can use any type of tomato that you want.
I used cherry and Roma tomatoes because I like the difference in texture and shape, but any variety will work. You can also replace the sour cream with more Greek yogurt.
And a white or yellow onion is a perfect replacement for the shallot. If you make any changes to this recipe, let me know in the comments.
I’d love to hear about other recipe modifications people make.
Cheesy Tomato Dip
You can certainly make this cheesy tomato dip ahead of time or keep leftovers for later. Store your caprese dip in an airtight container.
Keep it in the refrigerator for up to three days.
Then, reheat it in a skillet or the microwave. Remember, the dip might thicken, but as soon as you heat it up, it will melt again.
Can you make it in the slow cooker? I don’t recommend it.
If you have a small one and only use it to keep it warm, that will be OK. However, cooking it in the slow cooker might actually lead to the dip burning.
I also prefer not to cook dairy-based recipes in the slow cooker because it causes the ingredients to separate.
Keto Dippers
What are your favorite things to use as dippers while you’re on the keto diet? I like to use sliced cucumbers and bell peppers – especially for Italian recipes like this one.
They’re crunchy, full of fiber, and you don’t have to cook them! But you can also make keto tortilla chips by baking some keto tortillas.
For something extra fun, use some slices from Keto Viral Onion Ring Pizza with this dip. Or dip your Low-Carb Healthy Onion Rings into it.
Since dips are usually a snack or party food, here are some more appetizers that you can serve at a party. How about some Keto Cream Cheese Bagel Bites?
They are so much fun to just pop into your mouth! For something sweet, make Keto Cinnamon Cream Cheese Bites and for something with lots of protein, make Keto Italian Sushi.
Low-Carb Caprese Dip Recipe
Here are the ingredients and step-by-step photos showing you how to make a delicious low-carb Caprese dip. The exact measurements and instructions are in the printable recipe card, just a little below.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Net Carbs: 6 net carbs per serving
Ingredients:
- Olive Oil
- Shallot
- Cerry Tomatoes
- Minced Garlic
- Thyme
- Dried and Fresh Basil
- Roma Tomato
- Cream Cheese
- Sour Cream
- Greek Yogurt
- Parmesan Cheese
- Mozzarella Cheese
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Place the cream cheese, sour cream, Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese ina mixing bowl, and combine until well blended.
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add in the shallots, and saute for 3 minutes.
Mix in the garlic and tomatoes, and saute until the tomatoes have softened.
Stir in the thyme, basil and 2 Tbsp of fresh chopped basil.
Pour the tomato mixture into the cheese mixture, and stir to combine well.
Spread the mixture into an oven safe baking dish or skillet, and bake for 20 minutes.
Top the dip with the chopped roma tomato and remaining fresh basil before serving.
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Low Carb Caprese Dip
Equipment
- Oven-Safe Baking Dish
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 Shallot finely chopped
- 1 1/2 cups Cherry Tomatoes halved
- 2 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1/2 tsp Thyme
- 1/2 tsp Basil
- 1 Roma Tomato chopped
- 3 tbsp Fresh Chopped Basil
- 8 ounces Cream Cheese softened
- 1/4 cup Sour Cream
- 1/4 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
- 1/3 cup Parmesan Cheese grated
- 1 1/2 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the cream cheese, sour cream, Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese in a mixing bowl, and combine until well blended.
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add in the shallots, and saute for 3 minutes.
- Mix in the garlic and tomatoes, and saute until the tomatoes have softened.
- Stir in the thyme, basil and 2 Tbsp of fresh chopped basil.
- Pour the tomato mixture into the cheese mixture, and stir to combine well.
- Spread the mixture into an oven safe baking dish or skillet, and bake for 20 minutes.
- Top the dip with the chopped roma tomato and remaining fresh basil before serving.
Notes
Keto Dip Recipes
Whether you eat them for lunch, at parties, or as a snack, you can’t get much better than a low-carb dip. So, if you enjoyed this low-carb Caprese dip, here are even more dip recipes you should make next.
