Recipes for feeling good

Sweet and sour spring onions with maple syrup and orange are a side dish full of healthy properties. In fact, spring onions are as rich in minerals and vitamin C as orange, and maple syrup is a source of valuable nutrients. Ideal for a healthy diet that also focuses on taste.

Sweet and sour spring onions with maple syrup

30 minutes

Contour

Low difficulty

4 servings

Monica Bergomi
Network blogger Saygood.

Ingredients

500 g onions borettane (already peeled)
1 untreated organic orange
3 tablespoons of MapleFarm Pure Maple Syrup – Very Dark
1 sprig of rosemary
1 hot pepper
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
salt

Instructions

Wash and blanch spring onions borettane for 3′ minutes in lightly salted boiling water.
Drain and transfer to a skillet with a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, the hot pepper and rosemary.
Brown over medium heat for at least 5/6′ minutes, turning them often with a spoon and being careful not to break them.
Add the maple syrup and juice of half an orange, season with salt, lower the heat and continue cooking for 8/10′ adding a little water in case the bottom gets too dry.
When cooked, remove the rosemary and chili pepper and add the remaining half orange cut into small wedges.
Spring onions are great either served piping hot or at room temperature.