Homemade Onion Soup Mix & Spinach Dip
Use this easy gluten free onion soup mix recipe to make spinach dip, onion dip, and more! Save money and have more control over your gluten free recipes.
Yield: 3 cups spinach dip
Ingredients
For homemade onion soup mix
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon (12 g) granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons (6 g) cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons minced dried onions
For spinach dip
- 16 ounces chopped frozen spinach
- 2 cloves fresh garlic
- ⅓ cup (75 g) mayonnaise at room temperature
- 1 ½ cups (336 g) sour cream at room temperature
- 1 ½ teaspoons gluten free Worcestershire sauce Lea & Perrins brand is gluten free in the U.S.
- 1 recipe homemade onion soup mix
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 ounces Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese finely grated
- 2 medium stalks celery heart chopped fine
- 2 medium carrots peeled and shredded
- Kosher salt to taste
- Gluten free chips, crackers, and/or celery or other vegetables, for dipping
For onion dip
- ½ cup (113 g) mayonnaise
- 1 ½ cups (336 g) sour cream
- 1 recipe homemade onion soup mix
Instructions
Make the dry onion soup mix.
- In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients for the homemade onion “soup mix,” and whisk to combine. Set the bowl aside.
To make spinach dip.
- Defrost the spinach according to the package directions.
- Place the thawed spinach in a tea towel with a flat weave, and squeeze it until as much of the moisture as possible has been removed. Set the spinach aside.
- Place the garlic and salt on a flat surface, like a cutting board, and press down on each clove with the flat side of a large knife (like a chef’s knife). Peel the garlic, and mince it as finely as possible. With the flat side of that knife, again, press the minced garlic into a paste, and set it aside.
- In a large bowl, place the mayonnaise, sour cream and Worcestershire sauce, the “soup mix,” black pepper, and garlic paste, and whisk to combine well.
- Add the Parmigiano-Reggiano, celery, shredded carrots, and prepared spinach, and mix to combine, breaking up any clumps in the carrots or spinach.
- Taste the dip and add salt to adjust for taste.
- Cover the bowl and place it in the refrigerator to chill for at least an hour (to allow the dried onions to soften) and up to 3 days.
- Serve in a gf bread bowl or serving bowl, with chips or celery for dipping.
To make onion dip
- Place the mayonnaise and sour cream in a large bowl, and whisk to combine well.
- Cover the bowl and place it in the refrigerator to chill for at least an hour (to allow the dried onions to soften) and up to 3 days.
- Serve in a gf bread bowl or serving bowl, with chips or celery for dipping.
Notes
Originally published on the blog in 2014. In 2022, new photos, video, text resources, an updated onion soup mix recipe, a simplified spinach dip recipe, and a new recipe for onion dip.