Roasted-Sweet-Onion Relish with Balsamic Vinegar

Preparation info
  • Makes about

    1 quart

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Uncommon Fruits & Vegetables

By Elizabeth Schneider

Published 1986

  • About

This relish for grilled and barbecued foods lies somewhere between a salad and a sauce. Roasting the onions before combining with seasonings intensifies the flavor and sugar mellows any harshness.

Ingredients

  • 6 medium sweet onions, about 2 pounds
  • About ½ teaspoon salt

Method

  1. Set onions in pan in preheated 375-degree oven and roast until not quite tender throughout—about 35 minutes; they should still be slightly crisp-firm in the center.
  2. Let stand until cool enough to handle. Peel, then cut