Cheesy Roasted Garlic Chip-Dip

By KeyIngredient

Whether it’s a football game, poker night or movie and wine night with the girls… the chip and dip combo is the best and easiest form of entertainment food. Now, throw cheese into the dip and well … forgetaboutit.

This dip has it ALL. And by “all” I of course mean cheese. Jarlsberg. It reminds me a lot of Gruyere and melts like a dream if you decided to, oh let’s just say… sandwich it on some bread and maybe throw some sliced apples or pears and grill it. Oh yes. Jarlsberg is new cheese-love of my life and is permanently on my list of favorite cheeses. {Yes I have a list… and no I’m not ashamed}

One day I just decided to throw it in alongside shallots and green onions annnnd roasted garlic… and I found myself elbow deep into the bag of chips, diggin’ for crumbs and wondering what the heck happened, where did all the chips go?

Yup it was sooooo weird, they just disappeared.

So, my friends… pretty simple ingredients here. A little cream cheese… a little mayo and Greek yogurt as the base. But what happens next is almost unforgivable… almost.

I started by lobbing off the top third of a head of garlic, exposing all those jewels of deliciousness. I sprinkled the top of the garlic with salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Then I covered the baking dish with foil and popped it into a hot 400 degree oven to roast for about 40 minutes.

AHHHHHH. I wish you could smell this!
I squeezed what I could out of the head of garlic {once it had cooled down a bit} and removed any hard-to-get cloves with a fork.
Then I took that fork and mashed the bejesus out of ‘em. Fun. Times.
In a medium bowl I combined; a half cup mayo, a quarter cup of Greek yogurt and 4 ounces of cream cheese {softened at room temperature} and mixed those until smooth and silky.
Then, on my box grater, I grated a glorious heaping cup of Jarlsberg.
Then I added it all to the bowl. Keep goin’ it gets better.
I sliced up a quarter cup of green onions and finely diced up a large shallot.
Then I threw those into the bowl alongside the smashed roasted garlic…
And prayed.
“Lord help me from devouring this bowl of wonderful cheesy-shalloty-garlicky-goodness. Please forgive me for consuming an entire bag of kettle chips {as you know those are the best chips for dipping} and if you would be so kind as to grant me just one wish, I wish that this dip does not find its way straight to my hips. Amen.”

But that was after I seasoned it with salt and pepper annnd just before I ate almost the entire bag of chips.

Ohhhhh this dip is GOOOD! Creamy, garlicky and totally addicting. It reminds me of the classic French onion dip but with a cheesy nutty twist. This dip WILL make an excellent app for any festivity!

Promise.
Cheesy, shallot-y, garlicky goodness.

Ingredients

• 1 head of Garlic
• 1 teaspoon Olive Oil
• S & P
• 1 cup freshly grated Jarlsberg Cheese
• 1/2 cup Mayo
• 1/4 cup Greek Yogurt or Sour Cream
• 4 oz. Cream Cheese
• 1 large Shallot, diced small
• 1/4 cup Green Onions, roughly chopped
• Kettle Potato Chips, for dipping

Details

Servings 2
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from simplyscratch.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Lob off the top third of a head of garlic and place it in a small oven-safe dish. Season with salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil, cover the dish with foil and roast fro 40-45 minutes.

Let head of garlic cool before removing all of the roasted garlic cloves and smashing them with a fork.

In a large bowl combine; mayo, Greek yogurt and cream cheese until silky smooth. Add in the cup of grated Jarlsberg, sliced green onions, finely diced shallots, smashed garlic, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.

This dip can be devoured right away or let chill in the fridge until ready to serve.

Serve alongside extra crispy kettle chips.