Baked onions au gratin

• Preparation time: 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 15 minutes
• difficulty: low

How to make baked onion gratin

Main ingredient of many salads and rich in important nutrients, thee onions They are a very important food for our health and well-beingThey contain trace elements, vitamins, and enzymes that stimulate digestion and metabolism. They are also rich in quercetin, an anti-cancer substance. In Italy, there are several varieties, both red (Tropea, Cannara, Barletta, and Bassano) and blond (Dolce and Borretana).

What we propose to you today, the recipe for baked onions au gratin, is a perfect preparation to enjoy all the beneficial properties of this delicious garden product, and not only that: it is a recycling recipe as it allows you not to waste many leftover foods such as stale bread, vegetables and cheeses.

To prepare this recipe, you'll need two onions per person: let's see how to proceed together.

Ingredients for 4 people)

• 8 medium-sized onions
• 100 grams of breadcrumbs
• 100g of cheese
• 100g of boiled vegetables
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper

Preparation

• Wash and peel the onions, then cook them in plenty of salted water for 15 minutes.
• Drain them and cut them in half. Very carefully, remove the insides to create a cavity for the filling.
• Place the onion filling, vegetables and cheeses in a blender.
• Stuff the onions and place them on an oiled baking sheet.
• Sprinkle the onions with the bread crumbs and bake at 200° for 15 minutes.

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