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🍽️ Caramelized Silver Onions with Lamb's Lettuce

187 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 400 g pearl onion
• 3 tbsp walnut oil
• 2 tbsp sugar
• 5 tbsp Marsala
• salt
• cayenne pepper
• 1 pinch cardamom
• 2 yellow tomatoes
• 100 g corn salad
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 2 tsp olive oil

Instructions

1. 1. Bring a pot of water to a boil.
2. 2. Add the silver onions to the boiling water for a few seconds.
3. 3. Immediately drain the onions and rinse them under cold water to stop the cooking process.
4. 4. Remove the outer skin from the silver onions.
5. 5. Heat the nut oil in a pot.
6. 6. Add the sugar to the hot oil.
7. 7. Stir the sugar until it melts and turns light brown.
8. 8. Add the prepared silver onions to the caramel mixture.
9. 9. Caramelize the onions for a short moment.
10. 10. Pour in the Marsala wine.
11. 11. Place the lid on the pot and cook the onions over medium heat.
12. 12. Remove the lid and let the onions simmer.
13. 13. Stir occasionally to prevent the onions from burning.
14. 14. Wait until the liquid has mostly evaporated.
15. 15. Season the onions with salt, cayenne pepper, and cardamom.
16. 16. Let the onions cool down completely.
17. 17. Rinse the tomatoes under running water.
18. 18. Slice the tomatoes into very thin slices.
19. 19. Remove the tough stems from the lamb's lettuce.
20. 20. Wash the lamb's lettuce thoroughly.
21. 21. Dry the lamb's lettuce in a salad spinner.
22. 22. Mix the vinegar with the olive oil in a bowl.
23. 23. Toss the lamb's lettuce in the vinegar-oil mixture.
24. 24. Arrange the tomato slices on plates.
25. 25. Add the tossed lamb's lettuce to the tomatoes.
26. 26. Distribute the cooled silver onions over the salad.
27. 27. Sprinkle the salad with freshly ground pepper if desired.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 187
• Protein: 2 g · Fett/Fat: 10 g · Carbs: 19 g