Caramelized onion dip with frizzled leeks is an exquisite appetizer that combines the sweetness of caramelized onions with the savory flavor of leeks. This dip is perfect for any occasion, whether you're hosting a party or simply enjoying a quiet evening at home. The caramelized onions add a rich and complex flavor to the dip, while the frizzled leeks add a crispy and flavorful texture. Serve this dip with your favorite crackers, chips, or vegetables for a delicious and satisfying snack or appetizer.
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CARAMELIZED ONION DIP WITH FRIZZLED LEEKS
Though onion-powder dip does give me a teenage memory buzz, I remember equally well the time I first slow-cooked a batch of onions, watching them easily turn from white to pale yellow to walnut (at which point you have to start minding them with care). These caramelized babies form the basis of scores of top-notch dishes, from onion soup to real Indian stews and sauces, but nowhere are they better used than as the basis for a dip: stir them, along with some lemon juice and thyme leaves, into yogurt or sour cream, and you're on your way to dip nirvana. And just as your mother - or at least mine - made onion-sour-cream dip better with (French's) canned fried onions, you can also take that idea back a hundred years and improve it: fry some leeks or shallots until they're crisp. If you can manage to not eat those as you remove them from the pan, they enhance the dip even more.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories easy, condiments, dips and spreads, side dish
Time 2h
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Put the onions in a large skillet over medium heat. Cover and cook, stirring infrequently, until the onions are dry and almost sticking to the pan, about 20 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons of the oil and a large pinch of salt and turn the heat down to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally and adding just enough additional oil to keep them from sticking without getting greasy. The onions are ready when they're dark, sweet and jammy, 40 minutes to 1 hour later.
- Sprinkle with black pepper, stir in the thyme and remove the onions from the heat. When they're cool, fold them into the yogurt and stir in the lemon juice. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then transfer the mixture to a serving bowl. (At this point, you can cover the dip with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 2 days.)
- Wipe or wash out the skillet and put it over medium-high heat. When it's hot, add the remaining 4 tablespoons oil. A few seconds later, add half the leeks, turn the heat up to high and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Use a spatula to turn the leeks over as they cook. Be careful: they will go from not-browned to burnt pretty quickly, and you want to catch them in between those stages, when they're browned and crisp. Transfer the leeks to paper towels to drain and repeat with the remaining leeks, adding more oil to the pan if necessary to keep them from sticking.
- Garnish the onion dip with the crisp leeks and serve immediately with crudités or crackers.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 178, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 16 grams, Fat 12 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 445 milligrams, Sugar 8 grams
CARAMELIZED ONION DIP
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are very soft and brown, about 20 minutes, reducing the heat to medium-low if the onions brown too quickly. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, stir together the sour cream, mayonnaise and Worcestershire sauce and season with salt and pepper. Add the onion mixture and stir until well combined. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour or up to overnight. The dip can be made up to 3 days ahead and refrigerated in an airtight container. When ready to serve, scatter the chives over the top and serve with potato chips.
CARAMELIZED ONION DIP
Steps:
- Heat the butter and olive oil in a heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, until soft and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Season with salt. Stir in the vinegar and simmer until the mixture is dry. Add the hot sauce if using. Remove the mixture from the heat and allow the onions to cool slightly.
- Mix the cream cheese until smooth in a large bowl. Fold in the sour cream and caramelized onions. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with chives if using. Can be eaten warm or transferred to the refrigerator to be eaten cold.
CARAMELIZED ONION DIP
Once you taste this fabulous dip, you'll never go back to store-bought french onion dip. While it takes a little longer to make, I promise it's worth every minute. -Kelly Gardner, Alton, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 50m
Yield 2 cups.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large skillet, saute onions in oil until softened. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool completely., In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, yogurt, onion powder and salt; stir in two-thirds cooked onions. Transfer to a serving bowl; top with remaining onions. Serve with chips and vegetables.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 117 calories, Fat 9g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 21mg cholesterol, Sodium 170mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
CARAMELIZED ONION DIP
You will never use onion soup mix again to make dip.
Provided by Chef Sprocket
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes
Time 1h38m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oil in a skillet over low heat; stir in onion. Cook and stir until onion is soft but not browned, 20 to 30 minutes. Increase heat to high, add butter, and sprinkle sugar over onions. Cook and stir frequently until onion is very tender and dark brown, 8 to 10 minutes more. Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
- Combine sour cream, yogurt, and mayonnaise together in a bowl; season with salt and black pepper. Mince cooled onions on a cutting board; stir onions into sour cream mixture. Store in refrigerator to allow flavors to blend, at least 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 159.8 calories, Carbohydrate 5.8 g, Cholesterol 18.2 mg, Fat 14.7 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 5.2 g, Sodium 103.6 mg, Sugar 4.2 g
CARAMELIZED ONION DIP
This sour-cream dip variation features caramelized onions inside a roasted Spanishonion.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Appetizers
Yield Makes 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- If serving the dip in Spanish-onion "bowls": Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the top third off each onion, and discard. Trim bottoms so that onions are level when set in a baking dish. Drizzle with some olive oil; season with salt. Bake until soft, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. When onions are cool enough to handle, pull out and discard all but the outermost 2 or 3 layers. Set "bowls" aside.
- Heat olive oil in a medium heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high until hot but not smoking. Cook sliced onions, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cover; reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until caramelized, about 40 minutes.
- Raise heat to medium, and season onions with salt. Stir in vinegar; simmer until mixture is dry. Stir in thyme; remove from heat. Let cool; coarsely chop onions.
- With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese in a medium bowl until smooth. Fold in sour cream and caramelized onions with a rubber spatula; season with salt and pepper. Divide dip among onion "bowls," or transfer to a dish. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 1 hour.
- Make garnish if desired: Heat the safflower oil in a medium skillet over high until hot. Thinly slice the remaining small onion, and fry in small batches until crisp, about 1 minute. Drain on paper towels. Garnish with crisp onions; serve with roasted fingerling potato crisps if desired.
CARAMELIZED ONION DIP
My mom made this at a dinner party she had when dh and I went home recently. She served it with homemade chips made of toasted foccia bread. This has a bit more zip than the traditional onion soup mix dips without having to use the mix!
Provided by Cathy17
Categories Breads
Time 45m
Yield 1 cup, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Cut onion in half and slice thinly (I use food processor).
- Heat oil and butter in large frying pan over medium heat.
- Add onion, cayenne, salt & pepper and saute for 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium low and cook, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes more, until onions are browned and caramelized.
- cool.
- Beat cheese, sour cream and mayonnaise until smooth.
- Add onions and mix well.
- Serve immediately or chill for a couple hours prior to serving.
- Serve with potato chips, crackers or toasted bread below.
- Bread preparation:.
- Preheat oven to 300-325 degrees.
- Thinly slice a loaf of Foccia bread.
- Brush bread slices with olive oil.
- Sprinkle optional parmesan cheese on top.
- Place on cookie sheet and Bake for 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Cool and break apart to large sized chip pieces.
- Serve with a knife to spread the dip in case the dip is chilled.
CARAMELIZED ONION DIP WITH FRIZZLED LEEKS
Categories Condiment/Spread Vegetable Appetizer Sauté Cocktail Party Yogurt
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Put onions in a large skillet over medium heat. Cover and cook, stirring infrequently, until the onions are dry and almost sticking to the pan, about 20 minutes. Stir in 2 Tbs of the oil and large pinch of salt and turn the heat down to medium-low. Cook, stirring, occasionally and adding just enough additional oil to keep them from sticking without getting greasy. The onions are ready when they're dark, sweet and jammy, 40 minutes to one hour later. 2. Sprinkle with black pepper, stir in the thyme and remove the onions from the heat. When they're cool, fold them into the yogurt and stir in the lemon juice. Taste and adjust the seasoning then transfer the mixture to a serving bowl. (At this point, you can cover the dip with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 2 days). 3. Wash or wipe out the skillet and put it over medium-high heat. When it's hot, add the remaining 4 Tbs oil. A few seconds later, add half the leeks, turn the heat up to high and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Use a spatula to turn the leeks over as they cook. Be careful; they will go from not-browned to burnt pretty quickly, and you want to catch them in between those stages, when they're browned and crisp. Transfer the leeks to paper towels to drain and repeat with the remaining leeks, adding more oil to the pan if necessary to keep them from sticking. 4. Garnish the onion dip with the crisp leeks and serve immediately with crudites or crackers.
CARAMELIZED FRENCH ONION DIP
My family loves French onion dip but I find most recipes made from fresh onions tend to be very sweet. By adding the beef bouillon and Worcestershire sauce, it deepens the flavors and slows the caramelization of the onions. The result is a savory dip that goes great with veggies, crackers, and chips. Enjoy!
Provided by CJ
Categories Dips and Spreads
Time 2h10m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium heat until shimmering, about 2 minutes. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup water, Worcestershire, beef base, onion powder, and thyme. Increase heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly until beef base is dissolved.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, 30 to 45 minutes. Liquid will slowly evaporate and onions will caramelize. If onions start to stick to the pan, throw in a splash of water and scrape up the delicious bits. Taste before adding sugar, salt, and pepper. Once seasoned to your liking, remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Mix cooled onions with sour cream until well combined. Chill for 1 hour before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.3 calories, Carbohydrate 4.7 g, Cholesterol 12.6 mg, Fat 7.9 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 217.2 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
Tips:
- For the creamiest dip, use full-fat sour cream and cream cheese.
- To caramelize the onions perfectly, cook them over low heat for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- If you don't have time to caramelize the onions, you can use store-bought caramelized onion jam.
- For the best flavor, use freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
- To make the frizzled leeks, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the leeks and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are golden brown and crispy.
- Serve the dip with a variety of dippers, such as tortilla chips, crackers, or vegetable crudités.
Conclusion:
Caramelized Onion Dip with Frizzled Leeks is a delicious and easy-to-make appetizer that is perfect for any occasion. It is creamy, flavorful, and packed with caramelized onions and crispy leeks. This dip is sure to be a hit at your next party or gathering.
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