Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Recipe ⬇️ or print: recipetineats.com/spinach-french-onion-cob-dip
Meet Australia's favourite dip!! A French Onion Dip with spinach stirred through, served in a hollowed out crusty cob loaf that has one sacred rule - it MUST be made using a packet of instant French Onion soup powder. None of this make-from-scratch business!! This is a retro classic that is gloriously unfashionable and it is perfect, just the way it is. Don't mess with it! 🥰 - N x ❤️
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Spinach French Onion Cob Dip
1 packet (40g/1.4oz) French onion soup mix powder, full salt (not low salt)
250g/8 oz cream cheese, full fat
300g/ 10oz sour cream*, full fat
1/2 cup mayonnaise, whole-egg or Kewpie
250g/8 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed (I microwave), excess water squeezed out with hands
1 cob loaf (crusty round bread), preferably sourdough, or other shape loaf, about 25cm/10” wide^
1. Put cream cheese in a bowl, roughly break into 8 or so chunks, microwave 30 sec on high then mix well until smooth and loose, like sour cream. Add everything else, mix well. Fridge 3 hours (take out 1 hour prior to serving).
2. Cut lid off bread, then hollow out bread (I cut ring, score, then pull the chunks out). Pour dip in, serve with bread chunks plus extra crackers/chips on the side (you’ll use all the bread before dip is finished). Fight over who gets the rip up the dip-soaked bread bowl!
* Or 250g/8oz tub + top up with yogurt or extra mayo
^ I prefer sourdough as it’s sturdier so the bread doesn’t rip when dipped. If using a regular soft white bread, I like to toast it – brush inside of bowl with melted butter, spread bread pieces with olive oil and pinch of salt, 10 – 15 min at 180C/350F (160C fan) until lightly browned. And PS recipe works perfectly even if your bread isn’t round .
Recipe ⬇️ or print: recipetineats.com/spinach-french-onion-cob-dip
Meet Australia's favourite dip!! A French Onion Dip with spinach stirred through, served in a hollowed out crusty cob loaf that has one sacred rule - it MUST be made using a packet of instant French Onion soup powder. None of this make-from-scratch business!! This is a retro classic that is gloriously unfashionable and it is perfect, just the way it is. Don't mess with it! 🥰 - N x ❤️
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Spinach French Onion Cob Dip
1 packet (40g/1.4oz) French onion soup mix powder, full salt (not low salt)
250g/8 oz cream cheese, full fat
300g/ 10oz sour cream*, full fat
1/2 cup mayonnaise, whole-egg or Kewpie
250g/8 oz frozen chopped spinach, thawed (I microwave), excess water squeezed out with hands
1 cob loaf (crusty round bread), preferably sourdough, or other shape loaf, about 25cm/10” wide^
1. Put cream cheese in a bowl, roughly break into 8 or so chunks, microwave 30 sec on high then mix well until smooth and loose, like sour cream. Add everything else, mix well. Fridge 3 hours (take out 1 hour prior to serving).
2. Cut lid off bread, then hollow out bread (I cut ring, score, then pull the chunks out). Pour dip in, serve with bread chunks plus extra crackers/chips on the side (you’ll use all the bread before dip is finished). Fight over who gets the rip up the dip-soaked bread bowl!
* Or 250g/8oz tub + top up with yogurt or extra mayo
^ I prefer sourdough as it’s sturdier so the bread doesn’t rip when dipped. If using a regular soft white bread, I like to toast it – brush inside of bowl with melted butter, spread bread pieces with olive oil and pinch of salt, 10 – 15 min at 180C/350F (160C fan) until lightly browned. And PS recipe works perfectly even if your bread isn’t round .
