Roasted Red Onions With Blue Cheese-Nut Butter

JackieOhNo!'s Note:

A dazzling, different accompaniment to an elegant meal, particularly Fillet of Beef With Cognac Sauce. Prep time does not include 1 hour chilling time for the butter.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

Blue Cheese and Walnut Butter

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 ounces blue cheese, room temperature (such as Stilton or Danish blue)
• 1/3 cup coarsley chopped walnuts
• 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Roasted Red Onions

• 10 medium red onions
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Directions:

1. Make Blue Cheese and Walnut Butter: Combine butter and cheese; stir in nuts and pepper. Scrap onto plastic wrap; shape into 6-inch log. Wrap and chill until firm, 1 hour. (Makes about 1 cup.).
2. Heat oven to 425 degrees.
3. Peel onions and brush lightly with oil. Place in shallow 11x7-inch baking pan.
4. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and brush with pan juices. Bake uncovered until tender when pierced with skewer, 25-30 minutes.
5. Cut 10 slices from the blue cheese butter; place 1 slice on each onion. Cover and keep warm. Serve alongside entree.

Reviews

[weekend cooker]

Very Very tasty flavored nut butter.. Made recipe as posted as we enjoyed these with some sirloin steaks tonight. Defiately worth making again. Made for New Zaar tag..