Grilled Onion Blossoms (Foil Wrapped)

Sweet onions such as Vidalia and Walla Walla are mellow enough to eat raw, but they are excellent "baked" on the grill and served with grilled steaks or burgers. Try them in the oven too.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  medium sweet onions (such as Vidalia)
• 1  tablespoon butter or 1  tablespoon margarine, melted
• 1  teaspoon dijon-style mustard
• 1⁄8 teaspoon  bottled hot pepper sauce
• 1  tablespoon brown sugar
•  pepper

Directions

1. Peel onions.
2. Cut almost through each onion forming 8 wedges.
3. Place each onion in a 24x18 inch piece of foil.
4. Stir together the melted butter, mustard and hot sauce.
5. Drizzle over onions.
6. Sprinkle with brown sugar.
7. Seal each onion in the foil packet using a double fold leaving head space for steam to build.
8. Grill on a covered grill for about 25 minutes or until onions are nearly tender.
9. Make a 2 inch opening in the top of each packet.
10. Cover and grill for 10 minutes more or until onions are slightly browned.
11. Remove onion blossoms from foil packets and sprinkle with pepper.