French Onion Dip with Caramelized Onions and Thyme
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Recipe type: Small Plate & Snacks, Cooking for a Crowd
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Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive or canola oil
  • 1½ cups diced onions
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1½ cups Greek yogurt or sour cream
  • ¾ cup olive oil mayonnaise
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
  1. Heat olive or canola oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat on the stove. After about a minute, add the onions and salt. Cook the onions until they have become soft and deeply browned, about 20 minutes.
  2. As soon as the onions start sticking to the pan, let them stick a little and brown, but then stir them before they burn. The trick is to let them cook enough so they brown, but not so much that they burn. If you find that some of your onions are burning while others are still cooking. lower the stove temperature and add more oil by the teaspoon.
  3. If your onions are still getting crispy, use a metal spatula to scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the pan, adding more flavor. As the onions cook down, you may find you need to scrape the pan every minute, instead of every few minutes.
  4. Once your onions have browned (but not burned!) remove them from heat and set aside to cool. Mix the rest of the ingredients in a medium bowl and once they cool, add the onions. Refrigerate and stir again before serving. Serve with your favorite chips or fresh vegetables.
Recipe by In Good Taste at http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/french-onion-dip-with-caramelized-onions-and-thyme/