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RECIPE OF THE WEEK #397

Baked Onion Stuffed with Feta

4 large red onions
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup pine nuts
4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup fresh white bread crumbs
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a shallow ovenproof dish. Peel the onions and cut thin slice from the top and bottom of each. Place the onions in a large saucepan of boiling water and cook for 10 - 12 minutes. Remove the onions with a slotted spoon. Lay them out to drain on a sheet of paper towels and let cool slightly. Using a small knife or your fingers remove the inner sections of the onions, leaving about two or three outer rings. Finely chop the outer shells in an ovenproof dish.

Heat the oil in a medium-size frying pan and sauté the chopped onions for 4 - 5 minutes, until golden, then add the pine nuts and stir-fry for a few minutes.

Place the feta cheese in a small bowl and stir in the onions, pine nuts, bread crumbs, and cilantro. Season with a little salt and pepper. Spoon the mixture into onion shells. Cover loosely with foil and bake for about 30 minutes, removing the foil for the last 10 minutes to allow them to brown slightly. Serve hot.

Makes 4 servings.