Red onions

Onion contains:

• Vitamins: A, B1 C, E (anti-oxidant)
• Minerals: calcium, magnesium, iodine, cobalt, copper, iron, phosphorus, chlorine, nickel, potassium, silicon, zinc, sulfur, bromine
• Others: It has essential volatiles (allyl), which are released when cutting the onion and are the ones that make us cry.
• Folic acid.

Recommended:

• It is tonic.
• Diuretic, depurative
• Digestive.
• Reconstituting
• Not recommended for people with intestinal problems, as it produces gas and flatulence.
• Aperitif.
• For the skin: facial massage with onion juice.
• for coughs and colds, it is good to take: juice of 1 onion with 1 lemon and two tablespoons of honey, should be taken hot.

Articles of interest:

• Nationals Onions Association
• University of Illinois Extension-Onions

There are many varieties of onions: Spanish white onion, Spanish purple onion, Spanish yellow sulphur onion, Spanish giant onion, Fuentes de Ebro sweet spring onion, Spring, Babosa, Liria, Pacific Sweet, French long shallot or Escalonia, French Cebollitas or round shallots, Italian red onion,

The important thing is to choose well when buying them. They should be dry, smooth and protected by their dry brown skin, which protects them from light and humidity.

They should never be stored in the refrigerator, but in a dry, dark and ventilated place.

Young onions, you can tell if they are well, not only by the smooth state of the onions, but also by the green stems, which should be smooth and green, not wilted.

A trick, so as not to cry when you cut them, is to put them in the freezer for 10 min. or 1 h. in the refrigerator. No longer, otherwise it loses its aroma and flavor.

Another trick, this one to remove the smell from the hands, after cutting them, is to rub the hands with milk and then wash them with soap; or rub the hands with wet salt.

Abdo Muhsen (chef of the famous and prestigious restaurant Al Zaraq) defends that the onion is one of the healthiest products and that it is necessary to eat it abundantly in our diets

Onion is an essential component of Mediterranean cuisine.

The healthiest way is to eat it raw in salads, because it preserves its properties intact. But the onion is an essential component of almost all stews, casseroles and sauces in Mediterranean countries. In the typical potato omelette, in soups, rice, in the onions so typical of the Basque Country (chipirones encebollados, bacalao encebollado,...)

Recipes with onion:

• Sofrito de cebolla (fried onion)
• Stuffed onions
• Onion Quiche
• French Onion Soup
• Onion Cream Soup
• Cheese and Onion Roll
• Lettuce and Onion Soup
• Chilean Tomato and Onion Salad
• Onion and Cheese Pizza
• Bonito with tomato and onion

Other recipes related to onions:

• Potato and Onion Omelette
• Artichoke and Onion Pie
• Codfish with onion and bell pepper sauce
• Cod with potatoes, garlic, onion and peppers
• Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables