Hot Honey Roasted Vidalia Onions
May 21, 2021, Updated Oct 13, 2021
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Ready for a new side dish to shake up your dinner routine? How about a topping for burgers and steaks that immediately elevates them to restaurant quality? We’re talking about hot honey roasted Vidalia onions. Get ready to knock the socks off your tastebuds!
Vidalia Onions, a Chef Favorite
Vidalia sweet onions are a favorite of chefs and home cooks alike. Vidalias are grown with special care only in Southern Georgia. Southern Georgia’s unique soil, water, and climate are what turn common Yellow Granex Onions into delectably sweet Vidalia onions.
Vidalia onions are also very mild, making them incredibly versatile. Typically onions are used within a dish to complement other flavors. Vidalias are no exception but because they are so mild and sweet, they can also be eaten alone as a side dish, like this one we’re sharing today.
Making Hot Honey Roasted Vidalia Onions
Hot honey roasted Vidalia onions are fork-tender, sweet with a little heat, and bursting with flavor. It’s the side dish you didn’t know you were missing… until now!
You can also serve hot honey roasted Vidalias on steaks, chicken sandwiches, and burgers. They turn an ordinary sandwich into 5-star restaurant-quality fare. It’s the perfect trick to pull out if you want to elevate a meal for special guests.
You would expect a recipe with such deep and complex flavors to be challenging, but not this one! Just three ingredients is all it takes — honey honey, Vidalia onions, and butter.
If you are planning to serve your hot honey roasted Vidalias as a side dish, cut them into wedges leaving the root intact to prevent them from falling apart. If you plan to use them as a topping to burgers or steaks, cut them into thick slices.
Hot Honey Roasted Vidalia Onions
Ingredients
- 3 Vidalia onions
- 1 tbsp water
- 1/4 cup hot honey
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- Kosher salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Slice the Vidalia onions into wedges or slices, depending on how they will be used (see info above).
- Place onions cut-side down in a baking dish and drizzle with water. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
- Melt together the hot honey and butter.
- Flip the onions over and brush with half of the honey mixture. Bake for an additional 15-20 minutes, uncovered.
- Flip the onions over and brush with the remaining honey mixture. Bake for another 15-20 minutes, uncovered. Remove from oven when onions are fork-tender and beginning to carmelize.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Vidalia onions are exclusively available in spring and summer. Don’t miss your chance to try this phenomenally easy, phenomenally delicious dish!
Are Vidalas one of your favorite spring and summertime produce items? How do you like to serve them? Join the conversation over on The Produce Moms’ Facebook Group.
