Wattle Valley Chunky Dip

Taste

Like the other dips from Wattle Valley, the Grilled Eggplant with Cashews and Parmesan was a little bit spicy and a little bit oily. The base of all their dips chunky dips are pieces of nuts and oil. I don't think I can particularly taste any sort of eggplants in this. In their herbs based dip, I appreciate the nuts, but for this one, I would like a bit more eggplant.

The Asparagus with Cashews and Parmesan on the other hand was excellent. You can really taste the asparagus throughout, while the chunky nuts add depth and complement the asparagus freshness.

The Dill & Chives with Cashew & Parmesan was the best yet. The chive added that "vege" taste and the dill flavour really tied everything together.

The Black Olives was great. A salty and spicy hit of black olives is a perfect pairing.

The Artichoke with Cashew & Parmesan was just like marinated artichoke blended with nuts. The artichoke was marinated in vinegar and in this case less successful.

The Baby Spinach with Cashew & Parmesan tasted like the others actually. I was expecting the sweet taste of spinach but got none. It was nevertheless pleasant enough.

The new ones in the range was your basic chuncky with added tuna. I tried Exotic Thai with Tuna & Cashew and the Chilli Red with Tuna, Cashew & Parmesan. The Thai was ok, you can taste the coriander and lemongrass in it. The chilli red is one of their best, a tomato and capsicum mix with a hint of chilli, I'm just not sure what the tuna adds to them, in my opinion, not much.

Rating - Eggplant -6, Asparagus - 7.5, Dill - 7.5, Olive - 7, Artichoke - 6, Spinach - 6, Exotic Thai - 6, Chilli - 7

Look

I have to say the colour wasn't too great. It looked like a dark greyest brown... not something you want to eat. Luckily I don't judge my food from its colour (hey I am Asian and will eat anything). The packaging was a good size and comes in a closable container.

Rating - 1.5

C-factor

150 g for $3.59

Rating - 0.5

Swiss Points - Eggplant - 8, Asparagus - 9.5, Dill - 9.5, Olive - 9, Artichoke - 8, Spinach - 8, Exotic Thai - 8, Chilli - 9

Ingredients

Eggplant

cashew nuts (30%), eggplant (30%), canola oil, balsamic vinegar, parmesan cheese (4%), spices, salt

Dill

cashew nuts (30%), canola oil, dill (12%), chives (8%), lemon juice, parmesan cheese (4%), white vinegar, spices, salt, preservative

Chilli

canola oil, cashew nuts, tuna, sundried tomatoes, capsicum, vegetable oil, parmesan cheese, white vinegar, herbs & spices, salt

Exotic Thai

cashew nuts, canola oil, tuna (25%), coriander, lime juice, vegetable oil, ginger, lemon grass, salt, kaffir lime leaves, chilli, spices, preservative

Artichoke

canolia oil, cashew nuts, artichoke (20%), parmesan cheese, white vinegar, herbs & spices

Available At

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