Dairy Free Creamy Onion Dip without Sour Cream

5 from 1 vote

Creamy oniony deliciousness in a dip. All the delicious flavor of your favourite French Onion or Sour Cream and Chive dip but made without any dairy!

Prep Time15

Cook Time35

Cashew soaking time3

Total Time3 15

Course: Appetizer, Condiment, Snack

Cuisine: Vegan

Diet: Vegan

Servings:

Calories: 48kcal

250 g white onion or brown onion
1 tablespoon olive oil to sautee the onions
140 g cashews
60 ml lemon juice
15 g nutritional yeast
½ teaspoon flakey sea salt or to taste. Start with ½ teaspoon and add more as needed.
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon white miso paste
110 g vegan greek yoghurt
25 grams chives

Finely chop the onions and sautee on a low heat with a little olive oil in a frying pan until caramelised (about 30 mins). You might need to add a little water to keep them from drying out. Keep an eye on them so they don't burn and occassionally stir to keep them from sticking.
250 g white onion, 1 tbsp olive oil
Soak cashews in water for 6 hours or overnight , or soak in boiling water for 1 hour. Drain.
140 g cashews
Add the drained cashews, miso paste, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, dijon mustard into a blender and blend until very smooth and thick.
60 ml lemon juice, 15 g nutritional yeast, ½ tsp flakey sea salt, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 tbsp white miso paste
You might need to blend 3-4 times depending on the strength of your blender.
Once the cream cheese is smooth, add the vegan greek yoghurt and blend. You can add more or less yoghurt to get to the consistency you like.
110 g vegan greek yoghurt
Taste and add more salt or lemon juice as needed.
Finely snip the chives and add most into the dip and stir. (leave some to sprinkle over the top if that's your thing!)
25 grams chives
Let the dip rest (if you have time) for an hour or so in the fridge for the flavors to develop (not 100% necessary but it does taste better)
Once the caramelised onions are done, make sure to cool them completely.
To serve: Add caramelised onions on top, and a sprinkle of chives. Serve with chips, crackers and crudites to taste.

Keep in fridge for up to a week in an airtight container.
If you can't find vegan Greek Yoghurt, use some plain non dairy yoghurt and strain it to remove some of it's water content for a creamier texture.
DO NOT USE SWEETENED YOGHURT! (no one wants vanilla flavored onion dip!)