Caramelized French Onion Dip

Rich and creamy French onion dip loaded with deeply caramelized onions, Gruyere cheese and plenty of savory flavor. Make it ahead of time and serve chilled with your favorite crackers, chips or fresh vegetables.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword Condiment

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Chilling Time 3

Total Time 3 50

Servings serves

Calories 107kcal

Author Kate Freebairn

Equipment

Small Frying Pan
Cutting Board
Medium Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

230 g Sour Cream
75 g Greek Yogurt plain, full fat
40 g Gruyere Cheese finely grated
6 g Dijon Mustard (1 tsp)
3 g Onion Powder (1 tsp)
20 g White Vinegar
25 g Butter salted
630 g Sweet Onions about 3 medium onions, thinly sliced
5 g Kosher Salt (½ tsp)
6 g Worcestershire Sauce (1 tsp)
6 g Soy Sauce (1 tsp)

Instructions

Add the sour cream, Greek yogurt, Gruyere cheese, Dijon mustard, onion powder and white vinegar to a medium mixing bowl. Stir until well combined and set aside.
Melt the butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the sliced onions and salt, then reduce the heat to medium.
Cook the onions for around 30 minutes, stirring regularly as they soften and caramelize. If the onions start to brown too quickly or become crispy, reduce the heat slightly. You want them to cook slowly until they're soft and golden.
Add the Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce and stir through the onions. Continue cooking for another 10 minutes, or until the onions are soft, jammy and deeply caramelized.
Remove the onions from the heat and allow them to cool slightly before stirring them through the prepared dip.
Cover and place the French onion dip into the refrigerator for at least 3 hours before serving. This gives all those delicious flavors time to develop.

Notes

Don't Rush the Onions. Turning up the heat won't caramelize the onions faster, it'll just make them more likely to burn. Keep the heat moderate and give them plenty of time to slowly soften and brown.
Make this dip Your Own. Add a pinch of chili flakes if you'd like a little heat. If you find the finished onion flavor stronger than you'd like, stir through a little extra sour cream or Greek yogurt.
I know it's tempting to dig straight in, but try to give this dip at least 3 hours in the fridge before serving. It's even better made ahead!

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