Baked Vidalia Onions

These tender, cheese-frosted globes of sweet onion dress up dinner the way a top hat crowns a formal suit. Its textural balance of silky-tender onion and crumbly cheese and croutons is sheer pleasure on the tongue. Compliments of the Blue Willow Inn.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 6  vidalia onions, medium
• 1⁄2 cup crouton, crushed
•  salt and pepper, to taste
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
• 1⁄2 cup  shredded cheddar cheese
• 1⁄4 cup water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Peel the onions and make two cuts diagonally across the top of each, cutting a little more than halfway down.
3. Sprinkle the onions with croutons, salt, and pepper.
4. Pour a small amount of butter over each onion, using all the butter.
5. Bake uncovered 25-30 minutes (or in the microwave 12-15 minutes) until.
6. tender.
7. Remove from the oven and top the onions with Cheddar cheese.
8. Return to oven long enough to melt the cheese.