Baked Onions with Thyme Butter
A delicious and interesting side dish using baked onions and flavoured butter... The onions bake down to a sweet, roasted flavour and the thyme butter lifts it to a sensational level!
Servings 4 as a side dish
Calories 154kcal
Ingredients
For the thyme butter
- 50 g unsalted butter softened (room temperature)
- 2 tsp fresh thyme picked leaves
- 1 clove garlic peeled and crushed
- sea salt flakes
For the onions
- 2 large onions peeled and halved
- 4 tsp olive oil
- fresh thyme picked leaves (optional garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan oven). This is 200°C for conventional ovens (or 400°F / gas mark 6).
- Start with the butter. Pick the leaves off several thyme sprigs until you yield at least two teaspoons full. This can be easily done by simply running your fingers gently down the stalk in the opposite direction of the leaves' growth.
- Add the leaves to the softened butter (which is simply butter left at room temperature for several hours). Use a garlic press to crush the garlic cloves into the bowl. (NOTE: I used a garlic press here to ensure I only yielded the lovely inner garlic flesh. Discard the bits left in the press between crushing each clove.)
- Season the butter with salt and combine well before tipping out onto a sheet of cling film. Roll the butter in the cling film to form an even-sized 'mini log'. You will be slicing them into 4 thick discs later, so estimate here). Twist the ends and place in the fridge to set firm for at least 40 minutes while you preheat the oven to 180°C (fan oven). This is 200°C for conventional ovens (or 400°F / gas mark 6).
- For the onions, place the peeled and halved onions into 4 individual squares of strong aluminium foil. Drizzle a teaspoon olive oil into each halved onion and ensure they are well coated. Season with salt and wrap tightly so you are left with 4 little foil parcels.
- Place onto a baking tray and bake in the oven for 45 minutes.
- Just before the onion's time is up, remove the little log of butter from the fridge, unwrap the cling film and slice into 4 even-sized thick discs.
- Carefully unwrap the onions and discard the foil. Place the butter pieces onto the flat side of the hot onions (to melt) and scatter over any additional fresh thyme.
Notes
My name is Monya Kilian Palmer. If you loved this recipe, please follow and tag me @mkilianpalmer on Instagram so we can all see your lovely creations!
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Nutrition
Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 5.9g | Protein: 0.9g | Fat: 14g