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Red onion recipes

Mild red onions have a beautiful dark-red to purple outer paper skin. Inside, their crisp and sweet white flesh is edged with colour.

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Showing 49 - 58 of 58red onion recipes

Prawn lettuce cups

by Mandy Yin
Light meals & snacks

Prawns with a spicy tomato sauce and courgetti

by Fiona Hunter
Main course

Pressure cooker pho ga (chicken noodle soup)

by Pippa Middlehurst
Main course

Prosciutto, Manchego and balsamic onion soda breads

by Alvin Magallanes
Cakes and baking

Provençal picnic sandwich (Pan bagnat)

by Rick Stein
Light meals & snacks

Psari plaki (baked fish) with roasted lemon, oregano and feta potatoes

by Georgina Hayden
Main course

Pulled pork tacos

by Tom Kerridge
Main course

Punjabi curry sauce base

by Romy Gill
Other

Punjabi fried chicken and waffles

by Tony Singh
Main course

Purple sprouting broccoli with burnt pepper salsa

by Marcus Wareing
Light meals & snacks
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Buyer's guide

Red onions should have dry papery skins with no brown discoloration. Choose firm bulbs with even-coloured skins and no signs of sprouting; avoid any that look damp or smell musty.

Preparation

Red onions are good to eat raw, chopped or sliced into salads, salsas, dressings and marinades, or you can roast them whole.

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