Herb-Roasted Onions--Barefoot Bloggers

This month's first recipe is Herb-Roasted Onions, selected by Kelly of Baking With the Boys. I was glad to see her pick this recipe because I probably would not have thought to try it myself and we can all use great new ideas for side dishes.

You can find the recipe on the Food Network here as well as The Barefoot Contessa at Home, page 156.

Herb-Roasted Onions
Barefoot Contessa At Home, Ina Garten

2 red onions

1 yellow onion

2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1/2 tablespoon minced fresh thyme leaves

3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 cup good olive oil

1/2 tablespoon minced fresh parsley leaves

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Remove the stem end of each onion and carefully slice off the brown part of the root end, leaving the root intact. Peel the onion. Stand each onion root end up on a cutting board and cut the onion in wedges through the root. Place the wedges in a bowl.

For the dressing, combine the lemon juice, mustard, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Slowly whisk in the olive oil. Pour the dressing over the onions and toss well. With a slotted spoon, transfer the onions to a sheet pan, reserving the vinaigrette that remains in the bowl. Bake the onions for 30 to 45 minutes, until tender and browned. Toss the onions once during cooking. Remove from the oven, and drizzle with the reserved dressing. Sprinkle with parsley, season to taste and serve warm or at room temperature.

I liked these onions, they are flavorful, quick and easy to make. The roasting mellows the flavor and I loved the thyme, lemon and mustard flavors in the dressing. I used a grainy Dijon mustard and liked that texture in there too. I realized I forgot to buy the fresh thyme so I ended up using dried, but the flavor was still there. I also might have gotten "chop happy" with the ends of my onions as most of my wedges came apart. Actually, my favorite part of the dish were the pieces that fell off and got all crispy and really brown. Although I ended up eating this dish with fish and salsa, if I made it again I would serve it with steak.

Thanks Kelly for another great Barefoot Bloggers pick. Check out the other BB's results here and join us next week where there are two optional recipes that can be posted--Mini Orange Chocolate Chunk Cakes picked by Lisa from Lime in the Coconut for designing our great new Barefoot Bloggers avatar (above) and Chive-Risotto Cakes picked by yours truly for referring the most people to the Barefoot Bloggers site (Who would have guessed? Lucky me!) Thinking of joining us for Barefoot Bloggers? Check it out here.

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