Roasted Onion Dip

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There's nothing more I love than a good dip! Honestly, I'd skip full meals in favor of an assortment of chips and dip and this Roasted Onion Dip is the perfect meal in a bowl!

A parchment lined round platter with wavy potato chips, along with a blue bowl of roasted onion dip garnished with thyme.


 
A baking sheet with sliced onions, shallots and thyme sprigs.

Why I Love This Recipe

Here we go team. Meet your new favorite dip - Roasted Onion Dip!

This Roasted Onion Dip is loaded with caramelized onions and shallots and herbs, plus sour cream and Greek yogurt, fresh chives and some of my favorite seasoning on earth. In one word… it’s perfect. And quite easy to whip up. And the onion / shallot mixture that is the base of this recipe is beyond. So much so that it might be a good idea to make a double batch because I found myself eating it by the spoonful before I could even get the ingredients together to make the dip.

I’m serving it up with wavy potato chips for optimum dipping. I mean, come on… does it get better than this? Doubtful.

An overhead close-up shot of roasted onions and shallots.

Ingredients & Substitutions

Mise-en-place of all the ingredients to make roast onion dip.
  • Yellow Onions
  • Shallots
  • Thyme
  • Olive Oil
  • Kosher Salt
  • Black Pepper freshly ground
  • White Wine
  • Champagne Vinegar
  • Sour Cream
  • Chives
  • Greek Yogurt
  • Everything Seasoning
  • Cape Cod Waves™ Potato Chips for serving

*For a full list of ingredients and instructions please see recipe card below.

How to Make Roasted Onion Dip

A baking sheet with sliced onions and shallots and thyme sprigs.

Step 1: Preheat oven to 425°. Mix onions, shallots, thyme sprigs, and oil in a large roasting pan. Season with salt and pepper.

A baking sheet with partially roasted onions and shallots, and thyme sprigs removed from the sheet.

Step 2: Roast onion mixture, stirring and scraping down sides of pan every 10 minutes, until mixture starts to break down and turn golden brown, 45–55 minutes.

A baking sheet of roasted onions and garlic.

Step 3: Discard thyme sprigs. Add wine and vinegar; stir to scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pan. Return onion mixture to oven. Continue roasting, stirring occasionally, until deep golden brown and completely caramelized, about 15 minutes longer. Spread onion mixture out on a rimmed baking sheet to cool.

A large glass mixing bowl and a small glass mixing bowl of roasted onions and shallots.

Step 4: Transfer onion mixture to a work surface and finely chop. Transfer the onion mixture to a medium bowl, reserving 2 tablespoons for garnish.

A large glass mixing bowl of roasted onions and shallots, topped with sour cream, yogurt and finely chopped chives.

Step 5: Stir in sour cream, chives, and yogurt. Season with salt, thyme and everything seasoning.

A large glass mixing bowl with roasted onion dip garnished with roasted onion and thyme, and a large bowl of potato chips on the side.

Step 6: Serve with Cape Cod Waves ™ Potato Chips.

A close-up shot of wavy potato chips.

How to Store Roasted Onion Dip

You can store this dip in the fridge for 3-4 days in an airtight container.

How to Freeze Roasted Onion Dip

I do not recommend storing this dip with the yogurt and sour cream in it, its best eaten fresh!

Tips & Tricks

Roasting is completely hands-off vs caramelizing in a skillet, and tastes just as good!!

FAQs

I'm creating a dip trio, what other dips can I make with this?

Yum! Add the pimento cheese dip and and my smoked salmon dip. However, there are a whole lot of other options. Also be sure to check out my Dip Party 101 guide.

I do not have shallots on hand, can I do just onion?

While I love the mix of shallots and onions in this recipe, if onions are all you have on hand, you can still make this recipe.

A closeup shot of potato chips and a blue bowl of roasted onion dip.

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Roasted Onion Dip

Author: Gaby Dalkin
4.9 from 11 votes
This insanely perfect Roasted Onion Dip is the best snack for any of your upcoming game day viewing.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 10 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds large yellow onions thinly sliced
  • 3 large shallots thinly sliced  
  • 4 sprigs thyme
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup white wine
  • 2 tablespoons champagne vinegar
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • ½ cup chopped fresh chives
  • ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • Everything seasoning and thyme to garnish 
  • Potato Chips for serving

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425°. Mix onions, shallots, thyme sprigs, and oil in a large roasting pan. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Roast onion mixture, stirring and scraping down sides of pan every 10 minutes, until mixture starts to break down and turn golden brown, 45–55 minutes.
  • Discard thyme sprigs. Add wine and vinegar; stir to scrape up any browned bits from bottom of pan. Return onion mixture to oven. Continue roasting, stirring occasionally, until deep golden brown and completely caramelized, about 15 minutes longer. Spread onion mixture out on a rimmed baking sheet to cool.
  • Transfer onion mixture to a work surface and finely chop. Transfer the onion mixture to a medium bowl, reserving 2 tablespoons for garnish. Stir in sour cream, chives, and yogurt. Season with salt, thyme and everything seasoning. Serve with Potato Chips. 

Notes

Roasting is completely hands-off vs caramelizing in a skillet, and tastes just as good!

Nutrition Information

Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 23mg | Potassium: 241mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 395IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 1mg
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37 Comments

  1. I made this tonight with vegan sour cream and vegan yogurt - hubby said it’s the best vegan dip he’s tried. Thanks!

  2. Made this for the big game day. My tasting(s) give this dip a big thumbs up! Next time, I would lover the temperature for the onions by at least 25 degrees to prevent scorching. I left out the "everything" seasoning and kept it to just salt and pepper so the flavor of the onions really gets top billing. This is a keeper.

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