Savory Onion-Cheese Dip

Creamy cheese with perfectly carmelized onions marry to perfection a top salty, crunchy chips or crackers.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Servings cups

Calories 1902 kcal

Equipment

Oven Safe Dish Large enough to hold about 3 cups
Braiser

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
2 medium onions thinly sliced from root to end
½ tsp. fresh thyme leaves
1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar (optional)
8 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
1 c. sour cream
zest of one lemon
dash hot sauce
6 oz. Gruyère Cheese chopped into 1/2"-1" pieces
2 scallions finely chopped, reserve some for garnish
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Caramelize the 2 medium onions. Use a pan with high sides and a nice wide base and melt the 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter over medium heat.
You should have a lot of onions. If you add them all at once it will be a giant pain in the stirring butt, so add a few handfuls at a time. Stir for 1-2 minutes, until they start cooking down a bit and turning translucent. Repeat until you've added all the onions. Season with salt and pepper.
Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. After 15-20 minutes they should be a beautiful blonde color. For future reference, if you want to make French Onion soup this is how done the onions should be.
Check your pan, if you have some dry spots it is time to throw in a dash of water. The onions will reabsorb this. Continue cooking and stirring for another 15-20 minutes. They will be a beautiful golden color. You could use them at this point but I prefer them to be slightly crisp and dark around the edges. To achieve this you need to stay put and stir them for another 10-15 minutes to make sure they crisp and don't burn. Just before doneness add the ½ tsp. fresh thyme leaves and 1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar. Cook for at least one minute. Use it to deglaze the pan, if need be.
In between caramelizing your onions preheat the oven to 425℉. In an oven safe dish, that will hold 3 cups, mix the 8 oz. cream cheese, 1 c. sour cream, zest of one lemon, and a dash hot sauce until fully incorporated. Fold in the 6 oz. Gruyère Cheese, most of the 2 scallions, and onions.
Place the dish on a lined cookie sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes. About half way through check to make sure the Gruyère is melted in, if desired, give it a quick mix and continue baking. When it is done you will see bubbles and browning.
Top with extra scallions and serve warm.

Notes

Nutrition calculated for the recipe at happyforks.com/analyzer/

Nutrition

Serving: 3cupsCalories: 1902kcalCarbohydrates: 52.82gProtein: 56.71gFat: 166.68g

Keyword appetizer, chips, cream cheese, dip, onions