Cebollitas, grilled green onions (scallions), make a great snack or side dish. They are also an excellent addition or garnish to many recipes. If using in another dish, omit the lime juice.
Cebollitas: Grilled Green Onions
Makes four servings.
Ingredients:
one bunch scallions (green onions), root-ends trimmed
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon lime juice, optional
sea salt, to taste
freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
Preheat grill to medium-high or set broiler to high.
Scallions, tossed with olive oil, sea salt, and black pepper
In a small mixing bowl, combine the scallions, olive oil, and sea salt and black pepper to taste. Toss to coat.
If grilling: Place scallions on heated grill and cook until softened and beginning to char, about 2 minutes. Remove.
If broiling: Place scallions in a bed of aluminum foil and place in preheated broiler. Cook until softened and beginning to char, 3-5 minutes depending on your broiler. Remove.
If not using as part of a larger dish, return to the mixing bowl and toss with the lime juice. Serve immediately.
5 stars - This was fantastic! We used to get these at Baja Fresh in California (then I think they stopped offering them, but we moved out of state anyway). Amazing way to use scallions from the farmer's market. Next time I might use less olive oil (for broiling) and I increased the lime juice - just my taste, not a criticism. Thanks for awesome recipe - my husband said it was great too!!!
ReplyDeleteLH: Glad you liked the dish.
ReplyDeleteI've used it as garnishes and sides to meat dishes and really enjoyed it.
And I've had it at Baja Fresh, too! Sad if they stopped offering them. I used to go there often one summer when I lived in the Bay Area and haven't been since.