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luv2cook
12-15-2002, 09:00 AM
this is a GREAT dip. Easy to do. I accidentally posted it on the Other board. Oops.

You guys have GOT to try this dip. It came from Allrecipes and posted by Kathy Nelson.


4 Vidalia or other sweet onions
2 cups water
1/2 cup white vinegar
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon celery salt
saltine crackers


Directions


1 Slice onions as thinly as possible, and place in a large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together water, vinegar and sugar; pour over onions. Cover, and marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
2 Drain completely, then mix in mayonnaise and celery salt. Chill 2 to 3 hours. Serve with saltine crackers.
Note:

You must use Vidalia onions, or a very sweet onion like Walla Walla Sweets, Texas Sweets, or Maui onions.


Don't try and use regular onion. It definitely will not taste good. I think I got one plain one accidentally in my dip but the recipe was still good but would have been better. I love this and plan to make it often.

If you have a food processor, you can do these onions in about a minute. I used the shredder/slicer disc. After they drained, I did pulse them 3 times in my FP just so that they would be easier to eat...

sassysu3
12-15-2002, 11:57 AM
Sounds like another one I'd like to try. I wonder how it would do with balsamic vinegar??? (love the stuff)
sassysu3

luv2cook
12-15-2002, 12:01 PM
IMHO balsamic vinegar would NOT be a good idea. I highly recommend you try the recipe first w/out changing anything. It's really tasty...even my friend who didn't like onions liked it.

sassysu3
12-15-2002, 12:04 PM
Will do!!!
sassysu3

luv2cook
12-15-2002, 12:07 PM
what's amazing to me is how they came up with it - i would never imagine using celery salt in anything and figuring out that saltines were the best? I guess I have no creativity whatsoever!

Goldie
07-30-2003, 10:12 AM
Hi - I was thinking about making this recipe with some Walla Walla onions I've got. What I'm wondering is - isn't this terribly sweet with all that sugar? It just seems different for a dip, I guess.