Balsamic Onions And Blue Cheese

• 3 small red onions
• 1/4 cup + 2T balsamic vinegar
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1 1/2 tsps kosher salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 6 T minced shallots (2 large)
• 2 tsp dijon
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 lb maytag blue cheese or other crumbly blue cheese
• 2 heads red-leaf lettuce, washed and spun dry and torn

1. Cut the onions in half and slice 1/4 inch thick. Place on bake sheet and toss with 1/4 c balsamic vinegar, 1/4 c olive oil, 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper.
2. Bake 12 - 15 minutes, until tender. Remove from oven and toss with 2 T balsamic vinegar and let cool to room temp.
3. for dressing, whisk the shallots, mustard, red wine venegar, 1/2 tsp sal, and 1/2 tsp pepper in a small bowl. While whisking, add 3/4 c olive oil until emulsified. Mash 1/4 lb cheese with a ford and add to the dressing.
4. Toss lettuce with dressing to taste. Place the lettuce on 6 plates and arrange the onions on top. Coarsely crumble the rest of the blue cheese on top. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve.

red onions, olive oil, tsps kosher salt, pepper, t, red wine vinegar, cheese, torn

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/balsamic-onions-and-blue-cheese-50095616 (may not work)