Roasted Sweet Onions
We used Vidalia onions in this recipe. If you can't find them, yellow or white onions will work fine; they just won't be as sweet.
Yield: Makes 8 servings
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Recipe Time
Prep Time:
Bake:
30 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 67
- Calories from fat: 47%
- Fat: 3.5g
- Saturated fat: 0.5g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.7g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.3g
- Protein: 1g
- Carbohydrate: 8g
- Fiber: 1.6g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.3mg
- Sodium: 295mg
- Calcium: 24mg
Ingredients
- Vegetable cooking spray
- 4 medium-size sweet onions
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Preparation
- Line a 13 -x 9-inch pan with aluminum foil, allowing several inches to extend over sides; coat pan with cooking spray. Peel and cut each onion into 8 wedges. Place onions in pan; drizzle evenly with olive oil. Sprinkle evenly with salt and thyme.
- Bake at 450° for 15 minutes; gather up edges of foil, and seal. Bake 15 more minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar, sprinkle with pepper, and toss.
- Note: The fat percentage appears to be high because olive oil, a healthy fat, provides most of the calories in the recipe. Onions have very few calories.
Roasted Sweet Onions Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Side Dishes/Vegetables
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, 5 Ingredients or Less
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Vegetables
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Cholesterol, Low Saturated Fat
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- OCCASION: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter
- PUBLICATION: Southern Living
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