Focaccia with Roasted Red Onions, Gruyère and Thyme Leaves

Name: Focaccia with Roasted Red Onions, Gruyère and Thyme Leaves
Cuisine: Northern Europe
Ingredients: flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 4–6 red onions, cut into quarters (or eighths if very large); 1 batch of focaccia dough; 175 g Gruyère cheese, grated; 4–5 sprigs of fresh thyme (2–3 tablespoons leaves); 4–5 sprigs of fresh thyme (2–3 tablespoons leaves); flaky sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Makes
1
Focaccia

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

About

Fresh rosemary also works well here instead of thyme.

Ingredients

1 batch of focaccia dough
4–6 red onions, cut into quarters (or eighths if very large)
4

Europe
Ireland
Pizza
Vegetarian

Method

Make the dough as per the recipe. When the dough has almost finished its first rise, preheat the oven to 230°C/450°F/gas mark 8. Brush a 28cm × 40cm baking tray generously with oil.

Put the onion chunks in a bowl, drizzle with some of the oil,