Pasta with roasted onion & garlic (Short Girl, Tall Order) uses yellow onions and dried parsley for a ‘French onion soup’ flavour, along with vegan Worcestershire sauce (most brands contain anchovies). Serve with plastic-free pasta and vegan Parmesan.
Cook onions to avoid choking hazards (avoid for bleeding disorders as they slow clotting). Keep recipe away from pets due to salt, garlic and onion. Read up on keeping people & pets safe in the kitchen. Bin allium (and citrus) scraps, as acid can harm worms in compost bins.
There’s no failsafe method to stop sulfuric acid releasing when chopped (that makes you cry). But try not cutting into the root.
Onions are cheap and easy to find, and mostly locally-grown. Choose yellow/red onions for strong taste, small shallots for French dishes and mild spring onions for salads. Aside from spring onions, don’t store onions in the fridge, as starch will turn to sugar and make them soggy. Onions are good for PMS, inflammation and hayfever.
If you’ve just painted a room, place a cut onion in the room for a few hours (keep pets away), and it will remove smells. Then put the onion in the bin (not the compost bin, as it will have absorbed paint).
tomato, cucumber & red onion salad
This simple tomato, cucumber & red onion salad (Broke Bank Vegan) is a step up from the ‘slice of lettuce, cucumber and tomato) for a side salad. Made with Roma, cherry or grape tomatoes, the recipe also uses fresh herbs, garlic, Dijon mustard, seasoning, vinegar/lemon juice for tang and olive oil.
a vegan onion tart (from Germany)
Vegan onion tart (Ela Vegan) is a German dish that’s easy to make and very filling. Made with onions, leeks, spices and vegan cheese, you can for a simpler recipe omit the pie crust and bake the filling in silicone cupcake cases.
vegan cheese & onion pasties
Vegan cheese & onion pasties (The Veg Space) use vegan double cream. Most pasties on sale use pastry with palm oil, so make your own pastry
