Best Ever Fresh Onion Dip

A lighter onion dip that tastes fabulous. Serve it with pretzels or raw veggies. Since I only make this dip with the fabulous Texas 1015 sweet onions, this recipe must be a Southwestern U.S. recipe.

• Ready In: 23 mins
• Yields: 2 cups

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package light cream cheese (Neufchatel)
• 1⁄2 cup low-fat sour cream
• 1  tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1  cup  chopped sweet onion
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 3  green onions, thinly sliced

Directions

1. Stir cream cheese and sour cream in a medium bowl until blended.
2. Heat oil in a medium skillet.
3. Add onion, salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes or until onion is soft, but not browned.
4. Let cool completely.
5. Stir into cream cheese mixture along with sliced green onion.
6. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes for flavors to blend.
7. It's best if chilled over night.