Fresh Onion Dip

You get the sweet taste of the onion and then the spark of the spices in this Fresh Onion Dip.

Yield: about 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups chopped sweet onion (such as Vidalia, Walla Walla, etc.)*
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 4 teaspoons snipped fresh chives

Instructions

1. In medium skillet, cook onion in butter for about 5 minutes or until tender. Cool.
2. In blender container or food processor bowl, combine cooked onion, sour cream and seasonings (except chives). Cover and blend until nearly smooth. (I like my dips on the chunky side, so I skipped this step and just mixed everything together.) Transfer to a small bowl. Stir in chives and cover and chill 1 to 24 hours.
3. Before serving, stir in milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, if necessary to make of dipping consistency.

Notes

* I used a HEAPING 1 1/2 cups onion (somewhere between 1 1/2 to almost 2 cups) and cooked them a little longer until they were caramelized.

Attribution

Posted by Becky in Colo at Recipe Goldmine May 9, 2001.