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Ranch Fried Pickle Dip with Crispy Onion Topping

Super tasty and delicious Ranch Fried Pickle Dip with Crispy Onion Topping! All the great flavors on a fried pickle in an addictive party dip!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Keyword: pickles
Servings: 8

Equipment

  • hand mixer or stand mixer
  • paper towels

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup canned French fried onions, crushed 
  • ½ cup seasoned Panko bread crumbs
  • 2 tablespoon salted butter
  • 1 cup sour cream (full fat preferred)
  • 1 8 oz block of cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • 2 tablespoon ranch seasoning (or one 1 oz packet)
  • 2 tablespoon dill pickle brine (from jar of pickles)
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Crystal 
  • 2 cups dill pickles, finely chopped and patted dry with paper towels 
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed or pressed
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
  • 2 tsbp thinly sliced fresh chives

Instructions

  • Add French fried onions to a zip-top bag, and crush, using your hands, or a rolling pin, unit, fine crumbs form. Set aside.
    2. Finely chop pickles and transfer to a paper towel lined plate. Cover with additional towels and pat dry to remove most of the moisture. Set aside.
    3. Melt butter over medium heat in a medium nonstick frying pan.
    4. Add panko breadcrumbs to the pan and toast, stirring occasionally to incorporate with the melted butter, until well browned, 2-3 minutes.
    5. Once golden brown. transfer to a bowl, toss with crushed French fried onions, and allow to cool.
    6. Add softened cream cheese and sour cream to a large bowl and blend until smooth and homogenous, about 2 minutes. (May also use a stand mixer on medium speed).
    7. Add Worcestershire sauce, ranch seasoning, hot sauce, crushed garlic, chopped dill, thinly sliced chives, and pickle brine and blend with mixer until well incorporated (about 30 seconds).
    8. Using a spatula, fold in dried chopped pickles and ½ of the crunchy topping (reserve the rest for topping the dip).
    9. Transfer the dip to a serving bowl, and top with even layer of remaining breadcrumb topping.
    10. Garnish with additional chopped pickles and dill, if desired, and serve!