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Spinach French Onion Cob Dip
Recipe video above. Australia's favourite dip!! This retro classic is a French onion dip made using a packet soup mix with spinach stirred through, served in a hollowed out cob bread loaf.Don't even think about making this from scratch - that is not the Australian way!Use the bread scooped out for dipping, and look forward to the end when the dip is all gone and everybody rips into the dip-soaked bread bowl!
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h 10m⏳ Prep: 10 min👤 Nagi📖 recipetineats
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●wooden spoon
- ●microwave
- ●knife
📝 Preparation Steps
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ABBREVIATED RECIPE:
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Warm cream cheese then mix well to soften. Mix in mayo, sour cream and soup, then spinach. Fridge ⏱️ 3 hours, serve in bread bowl!
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FULL RECIPE:
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Soften cream cheese - Put the cream cheese in a microwave-proof bowl and use a wooden spoon to roughly break it up into 8 or so chunks. Microwave on high for ~⏱️ 30 seconds then mix well until it is soft and loose, like sour cream.
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Mix - Add the sour cream, mayonnaise and soup powder, mix well. Then stir in spinach.
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Fridge ⏱️ 3 hours - Refrigerate, covered, for ⏱️ 3 hours (or overnight) to let the flavours meld.
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Bread bowl - Using a bread knife, cut a lid off the bread (about 2.5cm/1" thick). Cut around the inside of the loaf, leaving a 2cm/0.8" border and base. Score the bread inside the ring into 2.5cm/1" squares, then pull the pieces out with your fingers to create a bread bowl.
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Serve - Take it out of the fridge ⏱️ 1 hour prior to serving to take the chill out and loosen (if needed, warm slightly in microwave). Give it a good mix, pour into the bowl and serve with the bread pieces on the side for dipping. I recommend providing extra dippers (crackers, chips - my favourite is crinkle cut plain potato chips) as there is more dip than bread!
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Warm baked version
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Loosely wrap the dip filled bread with foil and bake for ⏱️ 30 minutes at 180°C/350°F (160°C fan-forced). Olive oil spray bread pieces and season with pinch of salt. Scatter around the unwrapped cob dip and bake for a further ⏱️ 15 minutes or until the bread pieces are lightly browned. Serve warm!
Nutrition Facts
calories
251 kcal
fat Content
16 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
320 mg
protein Content
6 g
trans Fat Content
0.01 g
cholesterol Content
32 mg
carbohydrate Content
22 g
saturated Fat Content
6 g
unsaturated Fat Content
8 g
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