How To Grill Onions

Written on June 10, 2011 by Wannabe Chef in How To

People are like onions: They taste great when they’re peeled and cooked.

Or maybe it’s something about both having layers? I forget. It doesn’t matter.

Onions are one of life’s little pleasures. They make you cry and taste awful when they’re raw, but when they’re cooked—Oh, it’s another story. During the colder months I’ll always caramelize onions to give them flavor but when the sun’s out and the grill’s hot it’s a shame not to grill them. Grilled onions have a sweet flavor and a crunchy texture that goes great with just about anything.

How To Grill Onions

Ingredients:

Onions, preferably short and stout ones like Vidalia
A grill
Spray oil

On a cutting board, start by cutting off the ends of the onions and peeling the outer flaky layers.

Turn the onions on their sides and with a sharp knife slice rings about 1/2 an inch thick.

Spray a grill with oil and turn it on to preheat. Once heated, lay the onions out and cook for 4-6 minutes on each side until there are noticeable grill marks. Remove from the grill and serve hot as a side or burger topping.

I ~~could~~ do eat these plain on salads with broccoli, chickpeas, and tomato-tahini dressing. A little coarse sea salt really brings out the sweet onion flavor.

Grilling anything fun this weekend?