Garlic Sour Cream Sauce

Name: Garlic Sour Cream Sauce
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: Sour cream 20% — 60 g; Garlic — 2 g; Dill — 4 g; Lemon — 5 g; Salt — 0.5 g; Ground black pepper — 0.1 g

A quick 5-minute sauce with sour cream, garlic, dill, and lemon—perfect for shish kebab, roasted potatoes, and grilled veggies.

Time: 10 min
Serving: 130 kcal
Ingredients: ≈ $0.55
Protein: 2 g

Meat-free Quick No cooking

Ingredients

1 Sour cream 20%pack 300 g ≈ $1.80 60 g
2 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 2 g
3 Dillpack 50 g ≈ $1.80 4 g
4 Lemon≈ $4.70 per kg 5 g
5 Salt to taste
6 Ground black pepper to taste

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

Press the garlic² through a garlic press, finely chop the dill³.
Mix with the sour¹ cream, add lemon⁴ juice, salt, and black pepper.
Let it sit in the fridge for 15 minutes.

Tips

Why it works: Press garlic instead of mincing to avoid bitter allicin and ensure smooth texture. Let it sit to meld flavors. Don’t rush or it’ll taste raw.
Substitutions: Use 1 tbsp fresh dill instead of dried (dried is stronger; halve amount). Skip lemon and add ½ tsp vinegar for tang if needed.
Common mistakes: Overmixing turns the sauce grainy; stop when just combined. If it smells sharp, you used too much garlic. Taste before adding more.
Storing and reheating: Keeps 3 days in the fridge; reheat gently in a saucepan for 1 minute. Freeze for 1 month if mixed with 1 tsp cornstarch per 60g.
Serve with: Drizzle over warm roasted potatoes or use as a dip with cucumber sticks and pita chips for a quick snack.

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Nutrition

Per serving and share of 2000 kcal

Calories	130 kcal	6%
Protein	2 g	3%
Fat	12 g	17%
Carbs	3 g	1%
Per 100 g	181 kcal

Cost

≈ $0.55per serving

Average supermarket prices, BLS (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), October 2026. Your store will differ: products come in packs and each chain sets its own prices. The priciest item here is sour cream 20%.