With the Holiday season approaching us, I couldn't think of a better recipe to add to your upcoming menus. This is a simple dish that can be prepared in advance and baked off a few minutes before your gathering starts. This appetizer is extremely delicious, hearty, comforting and rich - everything a holiday menu item should be in my opinion. Dips and spreads are so popular at parties during Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years and I love to have a variety of options that are a little different than your expected ones.
Caramelized Onion, Gruyere and Bacon Spread
Adapted from Cooking Light November 2011
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1 Tbs Butter
- 3 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 4 ounces Gruyère cheese, shredded and divided
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives, divided
- 1/3 cup canola mayonnaise
- 1/3 cup fat-free sour cream
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan lightly with cooking spray. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Add onion to pan; sauté 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low; cook 20 minutes or until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly.
- Reserve 2 tablespoons cheese. Combine remaining cheese, caramelized onion, 1 tablespoon chives, and the remaining ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Transfer the mixture to a 1-quart glass or ceramic baking dish coated lightly with cooking spray. Sprinkle with reserved 2 tablespoons cheese. Bake at 425° for 20 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon chives.
- Serve with toasted baguette slices.
With the Holiday season approaching us, I couldn't think of a better recipe to add to your upcoming menus. This is a simple dish that can be prepared in advance and baked off a few minutes before your gathering starts. This appetizer is extremely delicious, hearty, comforting and rich - everything a holiday menu item should be in my opinion. Dips and spreads are so popular at parties during Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years and I love to have a variety of options that are a little different than your expected ones.
24 comments:
Since this is so easily pre-prepared, you could whip up a batch before you leave for your holiday travels ;)
Sounds yummy!!!
This looks amazing. I love all the flavors. Thanks for a great idea for the next time we have company!
The baby and I ate this with a spoon it was so good.
the husband
Caramelized onions just do it for me and paired with Gruyere, you bet I will be serving this over the holidays! Thanks for sharing.
oh DROOOOL! this looks amazing!
oh. my. gosh. !!!!! This looks like a dish that my hubby's family would devour over the holidays!
There are no words for how amazing this looks. Yum!
I don't even know if I would have the patience to get it on to a slice of bread, it looks amazing.
This looks amazing. Seriously amazing.
Who would eat French Onion Soup when you could just have this dip??!!! This looks marvellous!!!
Absolutely LOVED this dip. Everyone who tried it asked for the recipe. Thank you so much for sharing it, you have a wonderful blog.
Could this be made with a shredded parm??
Great recipe, I made it tonight and the whole family loved it! One question, how long do you think I can keep it in the fridge? Can I freeze it?
Rosielles,
I think it would keep in the fridge just fine for 5-7 days. I don't personally freeze anything with cheese in, but it might be worth a try. Glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Kasey,
I think shredded Parmesan might be a little too salty. I think shredded mozzarella may be a better alternative. But by all means try to use Gruyere if at all possible, it is divine in this recipe!
Made this as a Thanksgiving Day appetizer, so yummy! The flavor was amazing. Definitely a keeper!
I made this for a tailgate party and it disappeared within 10 minutes! Everyone begged me to make it for Christmas and half the women wanted the recipe! Thanks so much!
What is canola mayo?
Anonymous,
Canola mayo is just a variety of mayo they sell which contains canola oil instead of veggie oil. This is a Cooking Light recipe, so they do things like that to "lighten" the recipe. But any mayo will work here.
Do you have to use Greyere? It's $18 a lb. locally! Wouldn't regular swiss work just as well?
This looks amazing! Will have to try it at our next get-together! I'm just curious, however, as to why you would use cooking spray in a cast-iron skillet. If your cast iron is seasoned properly, it should be a non-stick surface. You shouldn't have to use a non-stick spray, and then you can keep the chemicals and added calories out of the dish.
Shannon,
I agree that if you have a properly seasoned cast iron skillet you shouldn't need cooking spray. But in the case you don't, you could end up with a mess. It's the cooks call!
Could I switch the mayo for cream chesse????
Annabelle,
I think you could make that substitution, but I would use a fat free cream cheese since it is a little more spreadable than the full fat version (or maybe even the whipped cream cheese they sell in the small tubs).
Good Luck!
Elizabeth
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