Cipollini Tian

Cipollini are small, sweet onions. If you don’t have any, use small onions, unpeeled, instead.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Cipollini onions, skin-on
- 2 tsp black pepper, cracked
- 6 bay leaves
- 6 Tbsp olive oil
- Salt to taste
- 4 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
- ¼ cup parsley
- Splash olive oil for finishing
Method
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1
Preheat oven to 325°F. Place unpeeled onions, bay leaf and ½ the olive oil in a bowl. Salt and pepper. Mix well.
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2
Spread vegetables evenly and attractively on a roasting dish and sprinkle with remaining olive oil.
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3
Place the roasting dish in the center rack of the oven. Roast until almost cooked, between 1-1¼ hours. Pour balsamic vinegar onto the onions and cook 10 minutes more.
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4
Garnish with parsley leaves and a splash of olive oil.
A variation of the Squash, Fennel and Celery Root Tian from The Spice Trekkers Cook at Home