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elleng

(130,973 posts)
Fri May 26, 2017, 07:44 PM May 2017

A Cheesy, Oniony Gratin That Brings a Family Together

'The members of the allium family can be a confusing lot.

What is the difference between spring onions and regular onions? Is it still green garlic if it’s purple at the bottom? And why, exactly, are leeks so much grittier than their oniony cousins?

It all seems particularly perplexing in late spring, when just-plucked alliums hit the markets, arriving as verdant, more tender versions of their mature selves. This is the time to take full advantage of their youthful attractions. Treat them as vegetables rather than as seasonings, and make them the stars of the plate.

In this recipe, I layer onions, leeks and green garlic into a cheesy, golden gratin covered with anchovy-laden bread crumbs. To accentuate the vegetables’ sweetness, I brown them in butter before adding cream and cheese to the pan. More browning happens in the oven as the bread crumb and Parmesan topping toasts.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/dining/cheesy-oniony-gratin-recipe-video.html?

Leek and Spring Onion Gratin

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018771-leek-and-spring-onion-gratin

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The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,733 posts)
1. Ew. The entire allium family was one of God's mistakes,
Fri May 26, 2017, 07:51 PM
May 2017

along with naked mole rats and Donald Trump. I know there are many people who like onions, a fact that baffles me as much as the fact that there are Republicans. But I hope those people (onion-likers, not Republicans) enjoy this recipe. At least there's cheese.

japple

(9,833 posts)
3. Oh honey, you just dissed my favorite food family! I can never get enough. I will take all
Sat May 27, 2017, 04:27 PM
May 2017

of the ones you don't want. Vidalias are in season here in Georgia and we're in heaven. Might just have to make an onion pie!

Sorry, I had to do it! I know many people don't care for that odoriferous vegetable and my dear late husband was one. For the 25 years we were married, I could only use them sparingly (if at all.) Since he died, I have been doubling my intake, hoping make up for that deprivation.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,733 posts)
4. If I were able to send you every bit of onion from the food
Sat May 27, 2017, 06:14 PM
May 2017

I get in restaurants, which seem to assume everybody loves the damn things and put them in everything (tuna salad? seriously??), I would do it. Instead I have to pick out every little bit and set it aside in order for the food to be edible at all, assuming the onion flavor hasn't permeated the whole dish and ruined it. You can have all my onions forever. Especially the raw red ones.

japple

(9,833 posts)
6. I'll take them! Many thanks. And I'll trade your onions for all those things I don't like
Sat May 27, 2017, 07:14 PM
May 2017

(or am allergic to.) You can have mayonaise, which I never ate because it used to have eggs and I have egg allergy from birth, although it's no longer severe. Peanuts, you can have them. Lentils. Green peas. Fish, too, though I do eat canned tuna, but only with ketchup or cocktail sauce. We could probably make some good deals.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,733 posts)
8. I like mayonnaise and peanuts (not together), neutral on lentils,
Sat May 27, 2017, 07:32 PM
May 2017

OK on green peas; I like most fish, especially salmon, but can't imagine putting ketchup or cocktail sauce on tuna. De gustibus non est disputandum, I guess.

japple

(9,833 posts)
7. Actually, I don't make or eat this pie, but this is the traditional recipe. It is too eggy for my
Sat May 27, 2017, 07:16 PM
May 2017

diet, but friends think it's awesome and it does sound very good to me, except for the eggs.

http://www.food.com/recipe/vidalia-onion-pie-29684

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