Wilted Onions Recipes

WILTED ROMAINE AND RED ONIONS

Steps:

• If using baby Romaine, the leaves can be pulled off the core and placed directly in the salad bowl. With a regular head of Romaine, trim any unattractive outer leaves from the lettuce, remove the core, rinse the leaves and dry them. Tear them into bite-size pieces and place them in the salad bowl. Add the mushrooms.
• Beat together the vinegar and anchovy paste. Beat in two tablespoons of the olive oil and set aside.
• Beat the remaining four tablespoons of oil in a large skillet. Add the onions and saute over medium high heat until they have just wilted and lost their raw sharpness. Add the croutons and toss in the skillet to coat them lightly with the oil. Remove the skillet from the heat.
• Add the vinegar, anchovy paste and oil mixture to the skillet, stir, then immediately pour the contents of the skillet over the lettuce. Season with pepper, toss and serve at once.

WILTED GREENS RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oil over moderately high heat until just below smoking in cast iron pan. Add garlic and (optional) red pepper flakes. Stir until garlic is golden-brown and fragrant. Remove and discard garlic.
• Add spring onions and cook over moderate heat 1-2 minutes. Add Swiss chard and spinach leaves and cook, stirring with tongs, until just wilted. Add ½ cup wine (or water) and lemon juice. Cook, covered, until leaves are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Season generously with salt and pepper then transfer to serving bowl.
• Sprinkle with lemon zest and serve immediately.

WILTED ESCAROLE AND RED ONION

Steps:

• Saute 1 thinly sliced red onion in 1/4 cup olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, 5 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar. Add 1 roughly chopped head escarole and 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt. Cover and cook until wilted, 5 minutes. Uncover and cook until any excess liquid evaporates.

WILTED CHARD WITH PICKLED RED ONIONS

Steps:

• For the onions: bring a kettle of water to a boil. Place onion slices in a colander, and pour boiling water over. In a bowl, combine remaining ingredients, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add onions, submerging them by placing a plate on top; if more liquid is needed, add equal amounts of vinegar and water. After about 15 minutes, onions will turn bright pink. (Recipe can be made to this point and refrigerated for up to 3 days.)
• For chard: bring large pot of salted water to a boil. Cut stems off chard, and set aside; slice leaves across into wide ribbons. Working in batches if necessary, boil leaves until tender but not mushy, 3 to 7 minutes. Boil stems separately. Drain in colander.
• To cook, heat oil in a wide skillet. Add garlic cloves and chard leaves and stems, and heat through, turning to coat evenly with oil. When hot, transfer to a serving dish, and top with some pickled onions, garnishing with peppercorns. Pass more onions at table.

WILTED LETTUCE SALAD

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove from skillet, crumble and set aside.
• To the hot bacon drippings, add the vinegar, lemon juice, sugar and pepper. Stir over medium heat until hot.
• In a large bowl, combine the lettuce and green onions. Add the warm dressing and toss to evenly coat. Sprinkle with bacon and serve.

PORK CHOPS WITH GOLDEN ONIONS AND WILTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté onion with salt, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• Pat pork chops dry and season with salt and pepper. Heat remaining tablespoon oil in skillet over high heat until just smoking, then sauté chops until browned and just cooked through, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer chops to a platter and keep warm, covered.
• Return onion to skillet and add tomatoes, then sauté over moderately high heat, stirring, until tomatoes are slightly wilted, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vinegar and salt and pepper to taste.
• Serve chops topped with onion and tomato.

KILLED LETTUCE AND ONION

Steps:

• Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Place the bacon slices on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Add the chopped green onions to the bacon grease; cook and stir for about a minute or until the onions reach your desired tenderness. Pour the onions and bacon grease over the lettuce and toss lightly. Crumble the bacon and add it to the lettuce. Serve immediately.

WILTED LETTUCE AND ONION SALAD

Steps:

• Fry, cool, and crumble bacon in to pieces. In skillet with bacon drippings, add vinegar, water and sugar. Bring to a boil. In large salad bowl mix lettuce and onions; pour hot liquid over and toss. Top with crumbled bacon bits. Serve immediately.

WILTED COLLARDS GREENS WITH BACON AND ONION

Steps:

• Turn an eye on the stove to medium heat.
• In a large sauté pan or stock pot, cook the chopped bacon for a few minutes until some grease is rendered, then, toss in the onion. Cook this until onion becomes tender. DO NOT DRAIN!
• Next, throw the collard greens into the bacon and onion and carefully stir a little (it will seem like there are too many collard greens, but they cook down very quickly).
• Pour in the chicken stock and the water.
• Add the optional seasonings (pepper, seasoning salt and vinegar).
• Cover the pan and cook on medium to medium high. You will see the collards begin to wilt rather quickly.
• Continue cooking until all of the liquid is gone, stirring occasionally. (This normally takes me about 20 minutes.).
• Try the collards and if they are not as tender as you would like, simply add 1/4 cup of water at a time until they reach the desired tenderness.

ROASTED POTATOES AND ONIONS WITH WILTED GREENS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Cut potatoes in half (quarter any larger potatoes). In a shallow baking pan toss potatoes and onion slices with oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast potatoes and onions in middle of oven, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and tender, about 25 minutes.
• Transfer hot potatoes and onions to a bowl. Add spinach or arugula, vinegar, and salt and pepper to taste, tossing until greens are wilted.
• Serve dish warm or at room temperature.

WILTED DANDELION GREENS WITH SWEET ONION

Steps:

• Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sugar; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is golden and has caramelized, about 15 minutes. Add garlic; cook, stirring occasionally,2 minutes. Add vinegar; cook until vinegar is warm, about 1 minute.
• Add dandelion greens, and toss to combine. Cook until greens have just wilted, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately.

WILTED SPINACH WITH GORGONZOLA PINE NUTS AND CARAMELIZED ONION

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the onions and cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are golden brown. You can occasionally add a sprinkling of water to prevent sticking, if necessary.
• Fold the raw spinach into the warm onions, if the pan is large enough, or mix in a large mixing bowl. After the spinach wilts, add the cheese, pine nuts, salt and pepper.
• Serve at room temperature.

WILTED LETTUCE

Steps:

• Place lettuce and onion in a large salad bowl; set aside. In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp (do not drain). Stir in vinegar, water, salt and pepper. Pour over lettuce and toss gently until well coated. Top with egg. Serve immediately.