The grilled red onions are an easy and tasty recipe to enjoy as a starter or side dish to meat or fish dishes.
A delicious and charming idea on how to use the onion that we often have in large quantities in the pantry, we are often inclined to use it for sautés and condiments and ignore the importance it can have when used as the main ingredient.
The grilled red onions are prepared quickly: slice the onions and season them with flavored breadcrumbs.
They are baked in the oven with a glass of wine, thus obtaining onions with a vibrant color and a soft consistency, fragrant with a golden crust on top.
- Portions: 6 People
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Summer, All seasons
Ingredients
- 1.1 lbs red onions
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 2.1 oz grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 glass white wine
- to taste salt
- to taste thyme
- to taste marjoram
- to taste chives
- to taste paprika
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
Steps
Clean the onions and slice them not too thinly.
Pour a bit of extra virgin olive oil at the bottom of a baking dish and arrange the sliced onions seasoned with salt.
Pour the glass of wine.
Prepare the breadcrumb mixture by mixing the breadcrumbs with grated Parmesan, and add the herbs: marjoram, chives, thyme, and sweet paprika.
Cover the sliced onions with the breadcrumb mixture and drizzle with a bit of extra virgin olive oil.
Bake at 428°F for about 25 minutes.
The grilled red onions are an example of how we can transform a simple vegetable into an appetizing and inviting dish… just use the right ingredients to amaze even the most difficult palates.
