Onions
Onions are at their sweetest when first harvested in summer. When dried and stored, as most onions at grocery stores are, they become less sweet and, as time goes by, increasingly sharp flavored. Gentle, long cooking mitigates this sharpness, warming the kitchen in the process on chilly fall and winter days.
Note that early spring onions are a completely different creature, at least culinarily speaking.
Quick Tip for Peeling Onions
See the easiest and least-teary way to peel onions.
See the easiest and least-teary way to peel onions.
How to Chop Onions
See how to chop onions like a pro with this step-by-step photo guide.
See how to chop onions like a pro with this step-by-step photo guide.
How to Slice Onions
Slice onions quickly - and as thinly as you like - with this easy guide.
Slice onions quickly - and as thinly as you like - with this easy guide.
Cabbage & Onions
Thinly slicing and slowly cooking the cabbage and onions brings out their essential sweet nature, and makes a mellow, warming side dish for cold weather roasts.
Thinly slicing and slowly cooking the cabbage and onions brings out their essential sweet nature, and makes a mellow, warming side dish for cold weather roasts.
Chile Onion Salsa
Serve this Chile Onion Salsa with roasted or grilled meats or alongside stews that could use some brightening up.
Serve this Chile Onion Salsa with roasted or grilled meats or alongside stews that could use some brightening up.
Cider Onion Soup
This Cider Onion Soup is a twist on traditional French Onion Soup using hard apple cider instead of white wine, whole grain bread instead of baguette, and a bloomy-rind cheese instead of gruyere.
This Cider Onion Soup is a twist on traditional French Onion Soup using hard apple cider instead of white wine, whole grain bread instead of baguette, and a bloomy-rind cheese instead of gruyere.
Corn Avocado Salad
Crunchy corn, red onion, and pepper combine with creamy avocado in this zesty, delicious salad (or salsa!).
Crunchy corn, red onion, and pepper combine with creamy avocado in this zesty, delicious salad (or salsa!).
Gingery Celery & Red Onion Salad
Toss simply sliced celery and red onion with a bit of ginger and rice vinegar for a crisp, refreshing salad. Its bright flavors are the perfect foil for the rich, warming dishes of fall and winter.
Toss simply sliced celery and red onion with a bit of ginger and rice vinegar for a crisp, refreshing salad. Its bright flavors are the perfect foil for the rich, warming dishes of fall and winter.
Red Onion Tomato Salad
This red onion tomato salad is super simple - and works as a dairy-free Caprese Salad if you find yourself in such a need.
This red onion tomato salad is super simple - and works as a dairy-free Caprese Salad if you find yourself in such a need.
Salsa Fresca
Use this Salsa Fresca with chips, on nachos, in tacos, on salads, or alongside grilled meats.
Use this Salsa Fresca with chips, on nachos, in tacos, on salads, or alongside grilled meats.
Tip for Raw Onions In Salad
Raw onions can add a nice bite to salads, but they can also be too pungent for people. Making raw onions less pungent is easy.
Raw onions can add a nice bite to salads, but they can also be too pungent for people. Making raw onions less pungent is easy.