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Parties That Cook’s Super Easy Super Bowl Recipe: Real Deal French Onion Dip with Sourdough Bread

0 comments By The Kitchen Whisperer Filed in Entertaining, General, Menus & Recipes Tagged with , , , , , , , , February 3rd, 2011 @ 11:45 am

This Super Bowl Sunday, don’t stress out over what to feed your fellow football fanatics. Be the MVP of your Super Bowl Party with this SUPER easy recipe for the Real Deal French Onion Dip with Warm Sourdough Bread! So good it may just warrant that victory dance you’ve been secretly practicing all year -just don’t spike the dip bowl when you’re done.

Real Deal French Onion Dip with Warm Sourdough Bread
This recipe and other game day bites can also be found in our Appetizer Recipe Library!

Ingredients
French Onion Dip:
4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter
¼ cup olive oil
4 large yellow onions, cut into small dice
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1½ teaspoons kosher salt
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup sour cream
½ cup mayonnaise
2 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Warm Sourdough Nuggets:
2 sourdough baguettes
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ cup chopped parsley

Methods/Steps
Preheat the oven to 450°

Caramelize Onions: In large sauté pan, combine the butter, oil, onions, cayenne, and salt. Cook over medium heat until the onions are soft and translucent, about 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium-low and continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the onions are caramelized, about 15 more minutes. Let the onions cool. Start on the warm sourdough nuggets.

Blend Dip: In the bowl of a large food processor, mix the cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, garlic, Dijon mustard and lemon juice until smooth. Add the onions and pulse until combined.  Taste, adjust with more salt and pepper if needed. Transfer mixture to a decorative baking dish and bake until bubbling, about 10-15 minutes.

Cut Bread: Cut baguette in half lengthwise. Cut each half into 11/2 inch chunks or nuggets. Place the bread nuggets into a large bowl and toss well with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Transfer nuggets onto a sheet pan and place into the oven until golden, about 5-7 minutes.  When the nuggets come out of the oven, toss them with the chopped parsley.

Recipe adapted by Parties That Cook® www.PartiesThatCook.com from Michelle Mah of The Brixton.

Serves/Makes
Serves 24

Parties That Cook Winter Heat Wave Recipe: Salad of Orange, Avocado and Black Olives

0 comments By The Kitchen Whisperer Filed in General, Menus & Recipes Tagged with , , , , , , January 20th, 2011 @ 1:36 pm

Unusually warm weather for January calls for the perfect salad. With citrus ingredients to remind you that it’s still Winter, this Salad of Orange, Avocado and Black Olives provides a much-needed break from comfort food cravings!

Salad of Orange, Avocado and Black Olives
This recipe can also be found in our Soup, Salad & Pasta Recipes Section!

Ingredients
Salad:
1/4 small red onion, sliced thinly, top to bottom
3 Tablespoons champagne vinegar
1 teaspoon orange zest
2 navel oranges
2 blood oranges, can substitute regular oranges
4 kumquats, thinly sliced
3 medium ripe avocados
3/4 cup black Kalamata olives, pitted and cut in half from top to bottom
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1/3 cup pistachios, toasted

Salad Dressing:
2 Tablespoons reserved orange juice
2 Tablespoons champagne vinegar
2 teaspoons honey
3 Tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

Methods/Steps
Soak Onions: Soak the red onions in the vinegar for 30 minutes. Strain and reserve.

Section Oranges: Holding 1 orange over a medium bowl, grate enough zest to measure 1 teaspoon and set aside for the dressing. Using a sharp knife, cut the top and bottom off each blood orange to reveal the flesh. Trim all of the peel so that no white pith remains. Over a bowl, cut the oranges crosswise into ¼-inch slices reserving 2 Tablespoons of orange juice. Set aside. Slice kumquats into very thin slices. Set aside.

Avocado: Cut the avocado in half from top to bottom. With a sharp knife blade, tap the avocado pit enough that it dislodges in the pit. Twist the knife slightly to remove the pit. Discard. With a large spoon, remove the flesh of the avocado in one piece. Cut each avocado half into 8 slices. Place face down on a plate to prevent browning.

Make Dressing: In the bowl containing the reserved orange zest, whisk together the orange juice, vinegar, honey, olive oil, salt and pepper.

Compose Salad: Place the various citrus on a serving plate, intermixing with slices of avocado. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the oranges and avocado. Garnish with olives, kumquats, red onions, cilantro and pistachios. Serve immediately.

Serves/Makes
Serves 8

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