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Side Dish
Italian
4 - 6 servings
30 minutes
1 hour 10 minutes
1 pound Cipolline Onions
3 ounces olive oil
6 ounces balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
3 ounces olive oil
6 cups radicchio (lightly packed), rinsed and cut into 2 inch pieces
2 cups baby spinach leaves (lightly packed), rinsed and dried on paper towel
Peel onions and place in bowl.
Toss well with all ingredients and pour into a flat pan, single layer with all the vinegar and oil.
Bake in 375 degree oven for 40 to 60 minutes to caramelize. Turn every 20 minutes.
Onions should have a nice dark golden color and vinegar should be reduced to syrup.
If pan becomes dry, add some water.
Let cool and chop onions, leaving some whole (for garnish).
Add chopped onions back to liquid. Keep warm.
On medium heat, in a large pan, heat olive oil.
Add the radicchio and cook down slowly about 3-5 minutes.
Add spinach and cook 1 minute.
Stir in glazed Cipolline onions including all the liquid.
Cook another minute or so. Serve on hot platter, top each serving with 2-3 whole onions as garnish.
