Oven-Roasted Sweet Onions

Submitted by Engrossed

"This is from an old newspaper clipping. It says it's adapted from Bradley Ogden's "Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner". Sounds flavorful."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) sweet onions, with skin on cut into 8 wedges each
• 3 fresh garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 3 bay leaves
• 8 sprigs fresh parsley
• 3 sprigs fresh sage, 4 inches long or 1/2 teaspoon dried sage
• 2 sprigs fresh oregano or 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 8 sprigs fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• 1⁄4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil

directions

1. Preheat oven to 500°F.
2. Place onion wedges in a single layer in a shallow baking dish.
3. Sprinkle with garlic and herbs.
4. Season with salt and pepper; drizzle evenly with vinegar and olive oil.
5. Roast until onions are lightly caramelized and barely tender, 12 - 15 minutes.
6. Remove from oven and let cool.
7. Serve at room temperature.

Reviews

[puppitypup]

I liked these but hubby didn't. I used the dried herbs and added a pinch of paprika too. I removed the skin before roasting and cut the recipe down to 2 servings. Thanks for posting Engrossed! Made for ZWT, please see my rating system as I rate tougher than most.

 

[Boomette]

Thanks Engrossed for this easy and flavorfull recipe. I used regular onions, skin removed. Omitted parsley cause I didn't have. I used dried sage, oregano and basil. Made for 123 hit wonders.

 

[evelynathens]

I, too, removed the outer skin from my onions - more out of habit, and simply because otherwise I would have to wash the dust off them, so I figured why not just be done with the outer layer? Loved this simple side served with a pork roast, which it complemented perfectly. The herbal notes, especially the sage and basil really come through, and the balsamic vinegar gives a lovely touch of sweet and tart. Great recipe.

 

[lazyme]

Great! We really enjoyed this simple dish with all of the fresh herbs. I just couldn't bring myself to do the onions with all of the papery skin on, lol, so I did remove the first papery layer. Thanks Engrossed for another great recipe.