This onion, bacon & roasted garlic dip is perfect for entertaining.
Post and recipe updated from the archives, first posted in 2010
In my honest opinion, no holiday celebration is complete without onion dip. It’s classic and everyone loves it. I first posted this recipe in 2010 and decided to give it a little make-over just in time for our upcoming holiday get-togethers. It needs to be made a day ahead to allow the flavors to mix and mingle, saving time on the big day to focus on the turkey, ham, or whatever holiday dinner centerpiece you’re making. If you’re looking for holiday appetizer ideas, I hope you give this one a try! Sweet caramelized onions meet roasted garlic and crispy bacon in a creamy dip – trust me, your guests will love the onion, bacon & roasted garlic dip and it will disappear fast!
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Onion, Bacon & Roasted Garlic Dip
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Ingredients
- 1 head of garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 medium onions, sliced
- 2 slices bacon, chopped
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Remove the loose papery skin from the head of garlc and slice enough off the top so some of the cloves are exposed.
- Drizzle 1/2 tablespoon olive oil over the top of the garlic
- Wrap the garlic in tin foil and roast on a baking sheet for 20-30 minutes
- Once roasted remove from the oven and set aside to cool
- In a large pan, cook the bacon until crispy. Remove and drain on a paper towel. Once cooled store in a baggie and keep in the fridge for serving the next day.
- Remove most of the bacon fat from the pan, leaving about 1 tablespoon behind
- Melt the butter over medium low heat in the same pan as the bacon fat
- Add the sliced onions, tossing to coat in the butter
- Caramelize the onions by cooking them over medium low to low heat. This process will take at least 40 minutes. You want the onions to slowly brown and soften, so adjust the heat as needed to keep them from browning too fast
- Once the onions are a deep golden color remove them from the heat
- Give the onions a rough chop
- In a medium bowl, squeeze the roasted garlic out of the skin. Mash the cloves with a fork - it doesn't need to be completely smooth, but mashed enough so there aren't large chunks of garlic
- Add the chopped onions to the garlic and stir to combine
- Stir in the sour cream
- Cover and refridgerate overnight until ready to serve
- Before serving, stir the onion dip and check for seasoning. Add salt to taste.
- Top the onion dip with the crispy bacon and fresh parsley
- Serve with crackers
Beautiful photos!
This is making my mouth water – Perfect for game day! I bet this would also be great on toasted French bread, too!
I know what I’m making pretty darn soon ….
Beautiful photography. Can’t wait to try this next weekend~
I think this looks dangerous..how did you stop yourself from eating the entire bowl??
oh GOD this looks amazing!! that picture of the garlic made my tummy growl, love love love it!
although I am allergic to onions these pictures are gorgeous!
I love the garlic pictures – this looks wonderful!
That looks simply amazing!!
I bet this would be delish without the bacon (sorry bacon lovers!) or even with fakin’ …cuz I LOVE the garlic and onion, yum yum!!
i love it too !!!! with blue french cheese !
I missed this one before the big game, but I don’t think I need football on TV to try this one—sounds fantastic!
I’m such a huge fan of all those ingredients, i’m certainly keeping this recipe in mind when I want to bring a dip somewhere!
This looks great. I need something to take to my sister-in-laws for Thanksgiving. It needs to be something that does not need to be heated so I think I’ve found it. Thanks
Hope everyone enjoys it, Patti!
a party is not a party with out the dip 🙂 gorgeous pics too
Thanks Heather!