I’m not a shy person when it comes to public declaration of love. I don’t mean that in a Tom-Cruise-couch-jumping-on-Oprah kind of way, but maybe the better way to phrase this is that I’m not afraid to like what I like.
I first tried them on pizza last Fall and if I don’t say, it was love at first sight. Ever since, I’ve experimented with putting them in a few recipes – mashed sweet potatoes, pasta and even on top of skillet cornbread. To enjoy the full flavor of caramelized onions, pop them into a dip where they’ll really shine.
Alton Brown’s Onion Dip From Scratch
Adapted from FoodNetwork.com
Serves 8-10
What You Need:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups diced onions
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 cups sour cream
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
How-To:
In a saute pan over medium heat add oil, heat and add onions and salt. Cook the onions until they are caramelized, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. Mix the rest of the ingredients, and then add the cooled onions. Refrigerate and stir again before serving.
Serve with kettle-cooked potato chips or fresh vegetables.
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I too am a love giver and I find myself constantly telling people they rock but rule will never get old.
I am a huge fan of caramelized onions too!
This will be perfect for summer cookouts with friends for a veggie dip. I will have to get on planning the next one now.
I love onion dip! but I have never made it from scratch. I always get that onion soup mix at the store and just stir it in to sour cream! ha, what a cop out. this recipe you posted is surprisingly easy, so I will have to remember that the next time I decide to bring onion dip to a party. reach for an actual onion, not a mix!
It looks wonderful! I’m all for caramelised onions too! I try and keep some in my fridge in one form or another (Simon Johnson makes some lovely ones in oil). If only I didn’t cry like a baby every time I cut them!
I am seriously crazy about caramelized onions as well, and am also quite precise about my application to attain them; a long slow and brown-sugared simmer that makes them more of a special occasion than a daily habit. Which is fine.
This dip is one of my favorites. Nothing like a deeply onion-ed spread for a whole variety of options. I won’t tell you about making it with cream cheese and spreading it on grilled baguette slices. Oh wait….
Caramelized onions are so good! That dip looks amazing!! Your grilled cheese sounds like my PBJ
Oh onion dip is the best I too love caramelized onion
I love onion dip. I’ve never made it totally from scratch. I bet it was amazing.
Onion dip is one of those flavors that resonates with me from my own college days, only it was Lipton Onion Soup dip back then — mostly salt, I think, with a bit of dried onion. Caramelized onions have so much more flavor. I’m bookmarking!
Onion dip from scratch?! Who knew there was such a thing?! I think I’m in love too.
Although I confess to liking the Lipton Onion Soup mix for onion dip, I have made Barefoot Contessa’s from scratch and love it. This one sounds just as yummy!
lol, i loved pacey too!!
homemade onion dip with veggies sounds delicious, i will give this a try for sure! i bet it would be good with potato chips too.
I could probably live on caramelized onions alone!
I love caramelized onions too – I feel badly that I haven’t publicly professed my love for them yet
I love onion dip – even the stuff made from a packet! I would really like to make it from scratch, this is going on the “to-make” list.
LOVE it! this must be SO rich and deep in flavor with the caramelized onions. yum!
Looks yummie! Could you use fresh garlic instead of the garlic powder? Because I like fresh garlic!
Why aren’t you on the Food Network yet with your own show?! Nice pictures too, they make it more mouthwatery!
Will give this one a try for my next Tuesday stitching group get together…sounds wonderful! And there are lots of “Easter Egg Radishes” ready in the garden…wish our carrots were a little bigger.
Thank you!
Just to report back on your onion dip recipe…made it up for my quilting group last night – it was a big hit and we really enjoyed the Riesling you suggested to go along with it. Thanks so much for sharing this.