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Healthy, Flavorful Recipes Bloom With Onions!
 (Family Features) - As you cruise the marketplace looking for fresh, healthy and
quick ways to incorporate more produce into your meals, stop and
smell the onions!
Onions not only provide flavor and texture to dishes, they
also provide health-promoting phytochemicials as well as
nutrients. Another plus: Onions are low in calories. A 1/2-cup
serving of chopped raw onions has just 30 calories.
According to the National Onion Association, the domestic
spring/summer fresh onion crop will be available to retailers
March through August. These onions' thin, light-colored skins
distinguish them from the storage variety, which have thick, dark-colored,
multiple layers of skin (available August through
April). The spring/summer fresh onion crop is available in
yellow, red and white.
Spring/summer fresh onions are crisp and have a mild flavor.
Some varieties are referred to as sweet onions. Being higher in
water content than the storage varieties, the fresh delicate
taste makes them the ideal choice for salads, salsas or any
lightly cooked or grilled dish.
The following blooming onion recipe can be baked or grilled
and is a quick and healthy alternative to the battered and fried
version.
For more recipes, send a stamped, self-addressed, business-size
envelope to the National Onion Association, Department 106-F,
822 7th Street, Suite 510, Greeley, CO 80631 or visit
www.onions-usa.org.
Herbed Onion Bloom
1 large onion (3 - 3 1/2 inches wide)1 tablespoon butter or margarine 1 teaspoon dried thyme or oregano 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary Salt and pepper, to taste Parsley or paprika (optional) Cut about 1/2-inch off top of onion; peel onion. Cut onion into 12 to 16 vertical wedges, leaving root base intact. Set bloomed onion on 14 x 10-inch foil piece. Top onion with butter, thyme or oregano, rosemary and salt and pepper, to taste. Wrap foil around seasoned bloom and pinch edges together tightly. To bake: Place wrapped onion upright in baking pan. Bake at 425°F 30 minutes, or until tender and cooked but "petals" still have body and stand upright. If desired, sprinkle with minced parsley or paprika. Baked wrapped onion may be held in warm location for up to 1 hour before serving. To grill: Place wrapped onion on rack over medium heat in barbeque grill and grill 25 to 35 minutes or until juicy and tender. Makes 1 serving Per serving: About 75 calories, 1g protein, 10g carbohydrate, 4g fat, 45% calories from fat, 0mg cholesterol, 5mg sodium, 2g fiber. SOURCE: National Onion Association  Recipes | Food Articles | Food Safety | Culinary Schools Copyright ©2008 culinary.net Before using materials from this site, please read our usage agreement.
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