Lunch: Skillet-Charred Vidalia Onion Salad Recipe | MyRecipes

Make sure to have your stove's hood vent cranking--the onion will give off smoke as it chars. A hit of floral fresh oregano provides the perfect top note for the salad's Mediterranean flavors.

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Ingredients

1 ounce feta cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 cup)
3 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 red Fresno chile, seeded and coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Cooking spray
3 small Vidalia onions, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slabs
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 (15-ounce) can unsalted chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh oregano

Instructions

To make the dressing, combine feta, garlic, lemon juice, and chile in a mini food processor. Process until smooth. If necessary, add a tablespoon hot water to thin.
Add oil to the processor; process for about 30 seconds or until the dressing is silky smooth. Set aside.
Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat; coat pan with cooking spray.
Place onion in skillet in 1 even layer. Press each slab to ensure full contact with pan. Season onions evenly with salt.
Cook, without turning, 4 minutes or until onion slabs are moderately charred. Transfer onion to a large bowl.
Leaving the pan on the heat, add chickpeas; cook 3 minutes or until lightly charred. Add to onion.
Separate onion slabs into rings. Add oregano and dressing.
Toss until well dressed.

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