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August 2, 2011
Savory Stuffed Onions
Timeless Snacks & Starters
Prep time:
40 minutesgrilling time:
45 to 60 minutes“Grandma had such tasty ways of preparing vegetables, we always asked for seconds.”
Ingredients
Serves 4
- 1 medium zucchini, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 3 shiitake mushrooms
- 4 large sweet onions
- 1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh bread crumbs
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 tablespoons water
- 4 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
Directions
1
Preheat a charcoal grill. Spray zucchini slices on both sides with nonstick cooking spray. Grill, uncovered, over medium coals until tender, about 4 minutes, turning once. Cool; cut into bite-size pieces.
2
Thread mushrooms onto metal skewers. Grill on covered grill over medium coals until tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. Coarsely chop.
3
Remove stem and root ends of onions, leaving peels intact. Spray onions with nonstick cooking spray. Grill, root end up, on covered grill over medium coals until charred, 5 minutes. Remove; let cool. Peel onions. Scoop about 1 inch of pulp from stem ends; chop pulp.
4
Combine chopped onions, mushrooms, zucchini, tomato, bread crumbs, basil, oil, salt and pepper in small bowl; mix until well blended. Spoon equal amounts of mixture into centers of onions.
5
Place each onion on sheet of foil; sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon water. Wrap onions and seal foil. Grill onion packets on covered grill over medium coals until they are tender, about 45 to 60 minutes. Spoon 1 teaspoon vinegar over each onion just before serving.
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Grandma's Secret Trick
Grandma's Secret Trick
To seed a plum tomato, Grandma cut the fruit in half lengthwise. Then she pushed out the seeds using her thumb. If the tomatoes were very juicy, she held the fruit halves over a bowl and squeezed.
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