Gruyere Cheese Dip Recipe 455 Food

CARAMELIZED ONION AND GRUYERE DIP

Steps:

• Slice the top off the loaf of bread and remove the insides with your hands or a sharp paring knife, leaving about a ¾ inch thickness on the inside shell; set bread shell aside.
• Melt the butter with the oil in a medium skillet over moderate heat.
• Add in the onions, stirring to coat with the butter mixture.
• Saute for about 3 minutes, until the onions begin to soften.
• Sprinkle with salt, sugar, and thyme, and saute for another 10 minutes, until the onions begin to turn golden, being careful that they don't burn.
• Transfer the contents of the skillet to a mixing bowl and let cool.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and mayonnaise together until smooth.
• Fold in the onions and Gruyere cheese; stir until blended.
• Spoon into the bread shell and serve immediately with chips or veggies or baguette slices.
• OAMC: Cover and freeze for up to 2 months; when ready to serve, defrost the dip overnight in the refrigerator; preheat oven to 350°; bring the dip to room temperature for 20 minutes, bake for 20 minutes, until bubbling; serve immediately.

HOT GRUYERE SPINACH DIP

Steps:

• Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onions; cook and stir for 5 minutes, or until tender.
• Add creamed spinach and half-and-half; cook and stir 5 minutes, or until hot.
• Stir in cheese and (if desired) the dry sherry.
• Cook 2 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• Serve with breadsticks or French bread slices, if desired.
• NOTE: Dip may be held in a small slow cooker over low heat for several hours.

GRUYERE CHEESE STICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Mix flour, salt and peppers in a medium bowl (or in a food processor). Cut in margarine and cheese with a pastry blender (or pulse in food processor until crumbly). Gradually add milk, stirring with a fork to form a soft dough (or process until dough forms a ball).
• Turn onto a lightly floured surface and roll into an 6 x 16 rectangle about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into 6 x 1/4 inch strips. Twist strips several times and arrange close together on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350 F and continue baking 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan immediately. Serve warm or room temperature.

CARAMELIZED ONION GRUYERE DIP

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the oil in a medium size skillet over medium heat. Add onions and stir to coat. Saute for about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with salt, sugar, and thyme. Saute another 10 minutes, until the onions begin to turn golden. Transfer contents of skillet to a mixing bowl and allow to cool.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and mayonnaise together until smooth. Begin at slow speed and increase to medium. Fold in the onions and Gruyere cheese and stir until blended.
• Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes.
• *Note*.
• Dip may be spooned into a bread bowl or 1 quart casserole dish and refrigerated for 3 days or frozen for up to 2 months. Defrost dip in fridge and bring to room temperature for 20 minutes before baking.