Roasted Garlic and Caramelized Onion Dip
- 1 whole Large Walla Walla Sweet Onion
- 1/4 cups Plus 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil, Divided Use
- 1 head Garlic
- 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
- 1/4 cups Sour Cream
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Clean, then chop the onion into about 1/4 inch cubes.
- In this step, youll be caramelizing the onions.
- The key to caramelizing onions and not browning them is to cook them low and slow.
- Heat the 1/4 cup olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmery.
- Then reduce the heat to low and add the onions and a pinch of salt.
- Stir occasionally until the onions are soft and have turned an amber color.
- You want them to have a nice amber color.
- If not, the sugars in the onion havent been caramelized yet and the flavors are not developed.
- This will take between 30 and 40 minutes, but you only have to stir occasionally so it isnt a lot of work.
- Cut the top off of the head of garlic, exposing the top of the cloves.
- Place garlic on a sheet of aluminum foil and drizzle with 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- Fold the foil up over the garlic into a tight packet.
- Place it in a baking dish and place in the oven.
- Bake at 400 F for 30 minutes, or until garlic is soft and starting to turn an amber color.
- Once you have brought out those incredible flavors from your garlic and your onions, break out the food processor.
- Add the softened cream cheese, sour cream and onions into the bowl of the food processor.
- Squeeze the garlic head until the soft cloves pop out and add them into the food processor as well.
- Process until smooth and creamy.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
walla walla sweet onion, olive oil, garlic, weight cream cheese, sour cream, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/roasted-garlic-and-caramelized-onion-dip/ (may not work)