Our garden made a bumper crop of sweet yellow onions this year; most are smallish. I would just love to try to new recipes.What are some good recipes for sweet onions in a vegetarian or vegan diet?
Cucumber and Sweet Onion Salad
3 cups peeled, seeded and thinly sliced cucumbers
1-1/2 cups thinly sliced sweet onions
1/2 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
In a medium bowl toss together cucumbers and onions. Combine vinegar, sugar, water, salt and black pepper. Pour over cucumber mixture, toss to coat. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Onion Relish
3 cups finely chopped sweet onions
1/2 teaspoon oregano, crushed
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup tomato sauce
3 tablespoons catsup
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
In a 2 quart pan, combine onions %26amp; water. Bring to boil, reduce heat. Add tomato sauce, catsup, sugar, oregano, garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Simmer 20 minutes or until onions are just tender. Serve hot or cold. Store in refrigerator up to two weeks.
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Roasted Sweet Onions with Balsamic Vinegar
2 sweet onions
2 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 1/2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 dash pepper, to taste
4 sprigs fresh thyme
Cut off tops of onions, remove skins keeping root end intact. Slice the onions into 6 even wedges. Place skin side down on a roasting pan. In a small bowl, combine vinegar, water and oil. Pour the mixture over the onions and sprinkle with the salt and pepper. Tuck the thyme sprigs in among the onions. Cover and place the roaster in a cold oven. Roast at 400 degrees for 45 minutes, basting occasionally, until tender.
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Sweet Onion Salad Dressing
1 medium sweet onion chopped very fine
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoon prepared mustard
1 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 cup vinegar
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup oil
Blend all ingredients except oil; add oil.
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Green Bean Salad
2 cups fresh green beans
2 cups thinly sliced sweet onions
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1/3 cup raspberry vinegar - or white wine vinegar
3 tablespoons peanut or vegetable oil
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 cups Boston lettuce, torn in bite-size pieces
1/2 cup chopped roasted peanuts
Fill a medium saucepan 3/4 full of water; bring to a boil. Add beans, cook until nearly crisp-tender 2 to 3 minutes. Drain; rinse under cold water until beans are cool. Cut in half lengthwise, then in 1-inch pieces. Place in large bowl along with onions and cilantro; set aside. In the same saucepan, combine vinegar, oil, sugar, salt and black pepper. Cover and refrigerate until cool, about 1 hour. On 4 serving plates arrange lettuce. Using a slotted spoon place onion mixture over lettuce; drizzle slightly with vinegar mixture. Sprinkle with peanuts.What are some good recipes for sweet onions in a vegetarian or vegan diet?
You can make pickled onions, dried onions, sweet onion dressing. You can saute them, you can make an onion slaw - the list goes on.
I did a search for ingredients on Allrecipes.com and these are the results.
http://allrecipes.com/Search/Ingredients鈥?/a>What are some good recipes for sweet onions in a vegetarian or vegan diet?
This recipe looks good to me.
http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2009/02/r鈥?/a>
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