Roasted Italian Onions with San Daniele Ham

Name: Roasted Italian Onions with San Daniele Ham
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 80 ml extra-virgin olive oil; 500 g flat Italian onions or shallots, peeled; 250-300 g young Provolone or Montasio cheese; 700-800 g thinly sliced San Daniele ham or prosciutto or parma; 50 ml balsamic vinegar; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 5 g thyme, leaves removed and chopped

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Le Caprice

By AA Gill and Mark Hix

Published 1999

About

A simple summer starter or light main course that Delia Smith included in her Winter Collection. Italian onions, or cipolline, are rather like squashed button onions, but if you can’t find them use shallots.

Ingredients

80 ml extra-virgin olive oil
500 g flat Italian onions or shallots, peeled
salt</

Europe
Italy
Starter
Gluten-free
Mediterranean
Winter
Summer

Method

Pre-heat the oven to 175°C/gas mark 4.

Heat a roasting tin in the oven for 10 minutes or so, then add 30 ml of the olive oil and the onions.

Season with salt and pepper and roast for