Lemon-Rosemary Roasted Onions and Garlic
Notes: If you have only one oven, roast the vegetables up to 1 day ahead; cover and chill. Let warm to room temperature to serve, or return to a 400º oven after the turkey is done; bake cold onions, uncovered, until warm, about 5 minutes. Squeeze the roasted garlic from peels onto potatoes or turkey.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Cut onions in half lengthwise. Cut lemon in half lengthwise, then cut each half crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices; discard seeds and ends.
Step 2
2
In a 12- by 17-inch baking pan, mix lemon, 1/4 cup water, olive oil, garlic, rosemary, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Spread level in pan. Lay onions, cut side down, in pan, on and around lemons and herbs.
Step 3
3
Bake in a 400º regular or convection oven until onions are soft when squeezed, 50 to 60 minutes. Check occasionally; if pan juices evaporate before onions are tender, add a few tablespoons of water. Arrange onions, cut side up, on a platter; distribute lemon, garlic, and rosemary over onions. Serve hot or at room temperature. Add more salt and pepper to taste.
Ingredients
5 or 6 onions (about 8 oz. each), unpeeled, rinsed
1 lemon (about 6 oz.), rinsed
1/4 cup olive oil
2 dozen large cloves garlic, unpeeled, rinsed
6 fresh rosemary sprigs (each 6 to 8 in. long), rinsed, or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
About 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper
Directions
Step 1
1
Cut onions in half lengthwise. Cut lemon in half lengthwise, then cut each half crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices; discard seeds and ends.
Step 2
2
In a 12- by 17-inch baking pan, mix lemon, 1/4 cup water, olive oil, garlic, rosemary, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Spread level in pan. Lay onions, cut side down, in pan, on and around lemons and herbs.
Step 3
3
Bake in a 400º regular or convection oven until onions are soft when squeezed, 50 to 60 minutes. Check occasionally; if pan juices evaporate before onions are tender, add a few tablespoons of water. Arrange onions, cut side up, on a platter; distribute lemon, garlic, and rosemary over onions. Serve hot or at room temperature. Add more salt and pepper to taste.
Search All of Sunset's Recipes
The Latest
Two Comets Are on Their Way to Our Skies in October—Here’s How to See Them
