French Onion Dip (Higher Than Retailer Purchased)

French onion dip is a celebration favourite dip recipe constructed from bitter cream, mayonnaise, caramelized onions, garlic, chives and parsley. It’s creamy, filled with herbs and assured to get devoured fairly darn quick.

In the case of occasion appetizers and dips French onion dip is a traditional. Served up with potato chips or vegetable sticks, it all the time disappears amazingly quick. Some would possibly say it’s highly-addictive. I simply say it’s flavorful, creamy and scrumptious (and definitely worth the second serving to).

After I was a child my mother would purchase these these packaged dry onion soup mixes and stir right into a bowl of bitter cream and mayonnaise. It was straightforward, however not precisely contemporary.

And after I was in school I’d purchase the French onion dip within the inexperienced tub from the dairy part of the market (which, was even worse). Components in that embody: Sugar, Hydrolyzed Soy And Corn Protein, Hydrolyzed Torula And Brewer’s Yeast Protein, Monosodium Glutamate, Meals Starch-Modified, Gelatin, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Locust Bean Gum, Soy Lecithin, Potassium Sorbate, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Yellow 5 & 6.

Yikes. Not so appetizing, eh? However excellent news! When you make French onion dip at house and style how contemporary, savory and scrumptious it’s, you’ll by no means purchase it from the shop once more.

French Onion Dip Components

There’s only a handful of components on this recipe and some potential variations, which I’ll point out beneath:

• Bitter Cream: I all the time purchase natural bitter cream for the best high quality, however it’s as much as you.
• Mayonnaise: My mother all the time added slightly mayo in her French onion dip recipe in order that’s what I do as nicely. And you may’t beat home made mayonnaise for freshness.
• Caramelized Onions: Golden and candy caramelized onions add a lot taste. Professional tip: you may make these forward of time.
• Chives: Recent chives are finely chopped for little flecks of inexperienced goodness.
• Parsley: As a result of extra greens and herbs are all the time higher.
• Salt and Pepper: You possibly can season to your liking

How one can Make French Onion Dip

There’s actually solely two steps to make the perfect French onion dip: caramelize the onions after which combine the remaining components collectively.

Caramelizing the onions is simple… however it does take a little bit of time so simply bear in mind to plan for that. I’ve acquired a separate recipe that walks you thru the best way to caramelize onions, step-by-step with a video tutorial. It’s definitely worth the watch.

Combine every part collectively. After your onions and garlic have caramelized and cooled, add them to a bowl with the bitter cream, mayonnaise, chives, parsley, salt and pepper. Stir every part collectively till it’s creamy and serve instantly with potato chips and veggie sticks or refrigerate.

Make the Dip Forward of Time

The flavour of this dip intensifies and melds collectively the longer it sits, so be happy to make it a day forward for a celebration, potluck, barbecue or gathering. It would additionally final for as much as every week within the fridge if in case you have any leftovers, although that’s most unlikely. Belief me!

French Onion Dip Recipe Video

To make this superb dip recipe at house, watch the step-by-step tutorial video beneath!

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French Onion Dip (Higher Than Retailer Purchased)

Home made French onion dip is creamy, flavorful and contemporary. Only a handful of components are combined collectively for a crowd-pleasing dip recipe! Watch the video above to see it come collectively.

• Warmth the butter or oil in a big sauté pan on medium warmth and add the onions. Stir the onions for two minutes, then cut back the warmth to low.

• Proceed stirring the onions each 2 to three minutes, permitting them to caramelize on the underside earlier than stirring once more. In the event that they begin to stick or brown, add just a few tablespoons of water to rehydrate them and deglaze the pan.

• Proceed cooking the onions for about 45 minutes or till they’re cooked to your liking. When there’s one minute left on the onions, add the minced garlic and sauté for one minute. For extra assist with the onions, you may watch precisely the best way to make caramelized onions step-by-step on my separate recipe publish.

• As soon as the onions have caramelized, switch them to a small bowl and place them within the fridge to chill.

• After the onions have cooled, add them to a mixing bowl with the bitter cream, mayonnaise, chives, parsley, salt and pepper. Stir every part collectively till creamy and garnish with further herbs.

• This recipe makes roughly 3 cups of dip. The proper quantity for a celebration! 

Energy: 203kcal, Carbohydrates: 5g, Protein: 2g, Fats: 20g, Saturated Fats: 8g, Ldl cholesterol: 33mg, Sodium: 92mg, Potassium: 126mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 430IU, Vitamin C: 4mg, Calcium: 72mg, Iron: 0.2mg

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Recipe initially posted June 2019, however up to date to incorporate new data.