Fried Pickle Dip

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon salted butter
• 3/4 cup panko
• 1 (16-ounce) container sour cream
• 1 (1-ounce) envelope ranch dressing mix
• 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh dill pickles plus 1 tablespoon pickle brine
• 1 tablespoon pickle brine
• Fresh dill pickle chips, fresh dill, and fresh cracked black pepper
• fresh dill
• freshly cracked black pepper
• Wavy potato chips, for serving

Steps

1. Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium. Add panko, cook, stirring constantly, until lightly toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir occasionally, until cooled and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together sour cream, ranch mix, chopped pickles, pickle brine, and 1/2 cup of the toasted panko until combined. Top with pickle chips, fresh dill sprigs, black pepper, and remaining 1/4 cup toasted panko. Serve with potato chips.