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French Onion Toast

Meera
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine American, French
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 medium onions, thinly sliced about 1 lb
  • 1 cup grated gruyere cheese+ dijon mustard
  • ½ tsp dried thyme leaves
  • ¼ cup dry white wine optional
  • 2 tbsp olive oil more for drizzling
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tsp dijon mustard
  • ¼ tsp grated nutmeg
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire Sauce optional
  • sea salt
  • black pepper

Instructions
 

Caramelized Onions

  • Heat 2 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, add the thinly sliced onions.
  • Cook the onions for 5-7 minutes, stirring often until they turn translucent. Add ½ teaspoon of salt, black pepper, nutmeg, thyme leaves, Worcestershire Sauce(optional) Then reduce the heat to medium-low. Continue to cook, stirring every 5-10 minutes, until the onions reach your desired level of caramelization. Deeply caramelized onions can take an additional 30-40 minutes.
  • Once the onions are caramelized, add 2 tablespoon of dry white wine to deglaze the pan. Remove the onions from the pan and reserve them to the side.

Toasting

  • Preheat the oven to 375℉ while the onions caramelize.
  • Slice the baguette and drizzle a thin stream of olive oil evenly. Toast the bread in a preheated oven for 5-7 minutes just until they're golden around the edges.
  • Once the toast are put of the oven spoon the toast with caramelized onion evenly top them with grated gruyere cheese and place it back in the oven for another 3-5 minutes just until the cheese melts.
    Take it out of the oven and serve.
Keyword Breads, cheese
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