Photo by Jenn Durfey
I first saw this Southern delicacy, Vidalia Onion Dip, described on Bobby Flay’s show, FoodNation.
I love Vidalia Onions, so I searched out the recipe. Vidalia Onion Dip comes from the homes around Vidalia, GA where the famous sweet Vidalia Onions are grown and it is best made with those. Vidalias are sweeter and more juicy than most onions.
Tips —
- This dip is fragrant, smokey-sweet and delicious. Healthy it is not. Go easy.
- Be careful and be sure to warn your guests that the dip will be peel-the-skin-off-the-roof-of-your-mouth hot when it first comes out of the oven. Seriously — Watch out!
- However, eat it as soon as it cools enough. If you can’t serve it hot from the oven or at the very least warm, don’t bother to make it. It’s not good cold. For these reasons — It doesn’t travel very well.
- Be sure to check out our How to Cut an Onion Fast Video. Click HERE Now.
Bobby Flay's FoodNation Vidalia Onion Dip
Ingredients
- 3 cups chopped Vidalia Onions
- 3 cups shredded Swiss Cheese
- 2 1/2 cups Mayonnaise We only use Duke's Mayonnaise
- 2 to 3 roasted Garlic Cloves See Recipe and Technique below
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased 1 1/2-quart baking dish.
- Bake in the oven at 350°F for 35 - 45 minutes until lightly browned. The onions should be soft and juicy and the cheese should be melted and bubbly
- Serve straight from the oven with corn chips.
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Roasted Garlic Recipe and Technique
Ingredients
- 1 head of Garlic
- Salt
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450°F.
- Remove as much of the papery peeling from the garlic as possible without breaking the cloves apart.
- Place the garlic in an oven-safe bowl with a lid and drizzle with the oil and sprinkle with the salt.
- Cover and place in oven.
- Roast until the garlic is soft and creamy, about 45 minutes, when you squeeze the cloves.
- Squeeze out the garlic from the peels and mash with a fork.
- Discard the peels.
- Use what you need and keep the rest in the refrigerator for up to a week.
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It only takes a minute and they will love you for it!
May 14, 2015 @ 12:11 pm
WHAT IS A HEAD OF GARLIC SALT? 1015 0NI0N ARE JUICY AND NOT TOUGH LIKE THE VIDALIAS
Johnny,
Son. Calm down. It’s okay.
Thank you for pointing out the mistake in the ingredients. Salt crept up to the Head of Garlic line.
We have corrected it.
Thank you for recommending the 1015Y Onions. We’ll stick to Vidalias for this recipe, but may try them in the future in something else.
Have a great day, Dude.
Alton
October 5, 2021 @ 9:03 am
Can this dip be frozen? Before baking or after baking?
Kathy, We’ve never tried freezing it – But as a general rule you shouldn’t freeze anything with mayonnaise in it.
Alton