It’s little wonder cipollini onions are such a big hit with chefs and home cooks alike! Literally “little onions” in Italian, cipollini (pronounced chip-oh-lee-nee) are small but mighty onions about the size of a key lime but not quite as round.

Remove their thin, papery skin to reveal sweet, pale flesh that caramelizes like a dream when roasted or pan-fried. You haven’t truly experienced caramelized onions until you’ve had melt-in-your-mouth cipollini caramelized onions!

Cipollini Onion Recipes

 
Tiny, adorable, and flavourful, we’ve always been sweet on cipollini onions. These little sweeties pair wonderfully with grilled, roasted, and stewed proteins, like the maple-balsamic glazed mini T-bone lamb chops featured in this member favourite from the archives:

Maple-Balsamic Lamb T-Bones with Herbed Fingerling Potatoes and Roasted Cipollini

Featuring:

• Mini T-bone lamb chops
• Trimmed French beans
• Cipollini onions

Coming Up This Week

 
Guess who’s back on the menu this week? You guessed it: your new favourite onion! Try cipollini onions halved, braised, and deglazed with tender chicken thighs, all smothered in a velvety balsamic sauce and served on a bed of silky mashed potatoes.

Balsamic Braised Chicken Thighs with Cipollini Onions, Creamy Mash, and Crunchy Italian-Style Salad

Featuring:

• Chicken thighs
• Baby lettuce
• Cipollini onions

 
It’s little wonder cipollini onions have made such a big splash in the culinary world! Get a taste this week by adding Balsamic Braised Chicken Thighs with Cipollini Onions to your basket this week.

 
P.S. Don’t forget to tag @goodfoodca in your photos of cipollini onions and other unique Goodfood ingredients on social media!

 
Image Credits

Feature Image, Image 1-2: via Goodfood