Grilled Vegetables
Grilled Stuffed Onions Recipe
Grilled stuffed onions make a delicious accompaniment to any grilled meal and are also a complete meal for a vegetarian. It is best to use sweet onions for this appetizer or meal accompaniment.
In fact, sweet onions can be eaten like apples because they are so mild. Some grilled stuffed onions recipes call for lamb or another meat but these are stuffed with vegetables and are just as tasty.
Grilled Onions Stuffed with Vegetables
Ingredients -
1 zucchini, cut lengthwise into ¼ inch slices
3 shiitake mushrooms
4 large sweet onions (Walla Walla or Vidalia for example)
2 tablespoons fresh breadcrumbs
1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped
1 tablespoon fresh basil
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon olive oil
4 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Preparation:
Prepare the grill for direct grilling and heat to medium.
Rub half a tablespoon of olive oil over the zucchini and grill for 4 minutes or until tender, turning once. Remove and cool. Cut the zucchini into bite size pieces and set aside.
Thread the mushrooms on to metal skewers and grill for 20 to 30 minutes or until soft. Coarsely chop them and set them aside. Remove the stem and root end of the onions, leaving the peel on.
Rub half a tablespoon of olive oil over the onions and grill them, root end up, for 5 minutes, or until lightly charred. Remove them from the heat and allow them to cool slightly. Peel the onions and scoop an inch of pulp from the stem end. Chop the pulp for the filling.
Mix the mushrooms, zucchini, onion, tomato, basil, breadcrumbs, oil, salt, and pepper together until well combined. Spoon equal amounts of this mixture into each onion. Put each onion on a sheet of foil and sprinkle with a tablespoon of water.
Wrap the onions and seal the foil. Grill these packets on a covered grill for 45 minutes or an hour, until tender. Spoon a teaspoon of vinegar over each onion before serving.
(Serves 4)
