Caramelized Onions

Caramelized onions have to be my favorite condiment ever. They’re so flavorful and can go on almost anything. I’ve blogged about putting them in a quesadilla and a dip so far.

After the burnt caramelized onions from last week, I decided I needed to come up with a method to make caramelized onions. And I figured that I’d post it here. I’m sure everyone out there has a way they do this, but this is what worked for me.

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Caramelized Onions

Ingredients:

1 onion, cut in half, then sliced
1/2 Tbsp olive oil
pinch salt

Directions:

Place olive oil in a 8" skillet with a lid. Turn heat on medium. Once the oil is warm, add the sliced onion.

Put a lid on the skillet. After about 2 minutes, give the onions a quick stir. If they are starting to brown/burn, turn the heat down a bit. Put the lid back on and set the timer for 5 minutes.

The onions should be soft, but not brown at this point. Remove the lid and stir the onions.

Add a pinch of salt to the onions. Continue to cook without the lid for another 10-15 minutes until caramelized completely.

Recipe adapted from the method shown on Branny Boils Over

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6 Responses to “Spinach and Strawberry Salad”

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    Lauren — June 1, 2010 at 12:02 pm

    Gorgeous spring/summer salad!

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    hannah! — June 1, 2010 at 4:49 pm

    absolutely refreshing!

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    Cupcake Activist — June 1, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    Yum, I love sweet salads!

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    chayacomfycook — June 3, 2010 at 12:05 am

    That is a gorgeous salad. Have you thought about adding some mango to it?

    I have a recipe similar with mangos and strawberries and it is delicious. I have made it with strawberries alone and it was just as good, though.

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    Jen — June 3, 2010 at 1:46 pm

    I have not thought to add mango to this salad. Sounds intriguing.

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    The Lemonade Connection — June 4, 2010 at 5:42 pm

    It’s perfect! And we’re sharing your lovely work on the FB page, Twitter and our website today! Thank you for sharing such a great recipe. I absolutely love it!
    http://www.thelemonadeconnection.com/2010/06/food-blogger-of-the-day-spinach-.html

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