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Roast red onions

Roast red onions

Serves 6

Cooking Time Prep time 10 mins, cook 2 hrs



6   Spanish onions, unpeeled
6   thin speck slices (see note)
3   thyme sprigs, leaves removed
30 ml   extra-virgin olive oil


1 Preheat oven to 180C. Trim onion bases with a sharp knife, then cut a cross about two-thirds of the way into top of each onion. Place speck slice in each, transfer to a small roasting pan, season to taste, scatter with thyme leaves, drizzle with olive oil and roast until very tender (1 hour 45 minutes-2 hours). Serve onions in skins with roast loin of Wessex saddleback.

Note Speck is salt-cured, smoked boned pork leg. You can substitute prosciutto or flat pancetta.

RECIPE Rodney Dunn PHOTOGRAPHY Sharyn Cairns STYLING Emma Knowles


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