This dish is perfect for dressing up a salad or starting a meal. A lot of recipes call for bacon and bread crumbs, but this a lighter take on roasted onions, with simple fresh and local ingredients. The onions are the star of this dish and you can feel free to stuff them with whatever you’d like, butternut squash for instance could be a great alternative.

I prefer using large red onions, they add great color but any onion will do (sweet onions are delicious roasted with honey). For two onions, you’ll need two tomatoes, 1 cup of fresh mozzarella, half cup of basil and a clove of garlic.

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