Italian Salami Stuffed Roast Onions
This rich, flavourful dish combines creamy cheese, mushrooms, and savoury Italian salami, making it a decadent and delightful side or main course.
15 mins
45 mins
Ingredients
- 6 white onions peeled with root intact
- 20g dried porcini soaked in 200mls warm water
- 50g butter
- 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 2 large flat mushrooms finely chopped
- 8 slices Hellers Italian salami finely chopped
- 8 sprigs fresh thyme – 1 tsp finely chopped
- 50g coarse sourdough breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup cream
- ½ lemon zested
- 100g grated parmesan
- 300ml cream
- Olive oil
- Sea salt and cracked pepper
- Preheat your oven to 180C
- In a large pot cook onions in simmering salted water for 20-25 mins. Drain and cool then cut the top of the onion off a third of the way down and set the lids aside. Remove the root and discard. Gently remove the centre of the onion leaving a good solid outer shell. Roughly chop up half the onion you have removed and set aside, save the rest for another dish.
- For the filling heat the butter in a fry pan and add the garlic for 2 mins then add the reserved chopped onion, mushrooms, Italian salami, tsp of thyme, and drained chopped porcini. Cook for 5 mins then add the porcini liquid and allow it to cook until the liquid has reduced. Season well and set aside in a bowl to cool slightly.
- To filling add ¼ cup cream, 50g parmesan, breadcrumbs and lemon zest. Check the seasoning.
- Gently stuff each onion and place the reserved onion lids on top. Place the stuffed onions into an ovenproof dish, pour 300mls cream and scatter with remaining thyme sprigs.
- Bake in a hot oven for 35 mins then scatter the remaining 50g parmesan over the cream and cook a further 10-15 mins until golden brown.
- This recipe is a delicious side dish with chargrilled steak and fresh greens. Try it alongside roast lemon chicken and crispy roast potatoes…yum yum!!
