Roast An Onion, Fall In Love
Caramelized Onions, Pickled Onions, and now roasted, we love onions for their versatility in every iteration. Oven roasting onions gives them an unexpected flavor profile (sweet and mild) and a really gorgeous texture. We serve these alongside some of our favorite pork dishes like this easy Apricot Pork Chop Sheet Pan Dinner or flavorful Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Chimichurri. These roasted onions also love a good steak, and this Grilled Five Spice Flank Steak is a real winning combination with a side of Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes.
Oven Roasted Onions Deliver Major Flavor And Texture
Roasting vegetables elevates vegetables to a magical level by transforming taste and texture, and onions roasted in a hot oven are no exception. Our tips for roasting any vegetable applies to roasting onions as well. Starting with a hot hot oven (425° F for this recipe), and making sure to give the onion wedges space on the pan, so they roast and not steam (we’ve said it before and we’ll say it again!) will take these roasted onions deep into roasted flavor goodness.
How To Roast Onions
Start with two large onions. Which onions are best for roasting? We recommend using yellow or red, because they hold up well during the roast. How do you cut an onion for roasting? We trim and peel the onions, and cut them into wedges for this preparation.
Make the dressing for the onions by whisking the oil, vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme and brown sugar together in a large bowl.
Put the onion wedges on a baking sheet, and drizzle with the dressing, reserving what’s left in the bowl for service.
Roast the onions in an oven set to high heat (crank up the oven to 425° F), to bring out the natural sweetness of the onions and give them a nice char.
How long to roast onions: Cook the onions for about 35 minutes, stirring every ten minutes or so.
When you pull the onions out of the oven, drizzle with the remaining dressing and serve these roasted sliced onions warm.
Tools You’ll Need
Let’s Peel The Onion
Onions show up in so many recipes, frequently as a base to build flavor with garlic and spices, but they’re just as good when they show up as the star of the show. Here’s a few of our favorite that give onions their shine:
French Onion Soup features onions front and center.
Onions get mixed into this Tomato, Basil & Caramelized Onion Quiche.
Cheddar & Onion Cheese Ball uses onions in a few different ways, all of them delicious.
Is Someone Cutting Onions?
We get emotional when we think about how these delicious roasted onions are. We’d love to see your beautiful roasted onions on the dining table and maybe even a video of the beautiful people you feed it to. Tag us on Instagram using @themodernproper and #themodernproper. Happy eating!
