French Onion Dip
This French Onion Dip recipe is a party favorite and 1000X better than anything you can buy at the store. It’s luxuriously creamy, savory, and packed with the rich, complex, umami flavors of French Onion Soup laced with natural caramelized onion sweetness. In this post, you’ll learn how to make French Onion Dip from scratch with caramelized onions, cream cheese, sour cream and/or mayo, and adept seasonings all whisked together into addicting splendor. The best part is, this French Onion Dip recipe is so easy - if you can stir, you can make this dip! It also earns major points because it is make ahead friendly and tastes even better the next day for an outrageously delicious, stress-free, crowd-pleasing appetizer.
Ingredients
Instructions
Melt the butter with the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, and sauté for 5 minutes
Reduce the heat to medium-low. Add the soy sauce, beef bouillon and all seasonings through cayenne pepper (up to Add Later). Continue to cook, stirring every few minutes for 25 to 30 minutes, until the onions are caramelized to a deep golden-brown color. If the bottom of the pan starts to burn, add a tablespoon of water at a time and reduce the heat
Transfer the onions to a bowl and pop them in the freezer for 15 minutes or until they reach room temperature. When cool, set aside a tablespoon for garnish if you’d like
Add the sour cream, cream cheese and mayonnaise to a mixing bowl and whisk by hand or with a handheld mixer until smooth. If the mixture isn’t smooth, microwave it at 15 second intervals (in a microwave safe bowl) then whisk until lump free
Stir in the caramelized onions, parsley and thyme
Refrigerate for 2 hours, best if overnight
When ready to serve, taste and season with salt and pepper if needed (keep in mind what you are going to be serving with it; for example, the dip will need less salt if serving with salty potato chips verses vegetables). Garnish with freshly chopped chives. Serve with potato chips, vegetables, bread, crackers, etc
