Softened onion in olive oil (assembled)

Name: Softened onion in olive oil (assembled)
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil; 1 piece Yellow onion

17 min · 17 min active · makes ~150 g · Easy

Onion cooked gently in oil until translucent and sweet, with no colour on it at all. The base of a thousand dishes.

Softened onion in olive oil (assembled)

Onion cooked gently in oil until translucent and sweet, with no colour on it at all. The base of a thousand dishes.

TOTAL TIME

17 min

ACTIVE TIME

17 min

QUANTITY

~150 g

DIFFICULTY

Easy

CUISINE

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Who’s eating

Ingredients0/2

Tools0/2

Ingredients

0/2 gathered · 1 servings

2tbsp

1piece

	#	Product	Quantity	Notes	State
	1		2tbsp	—	—
	2		1piece	—	—

Tools

2 items

Procedure

6 steps

1 of 6

Add the extra-virgin olive oil to the frying pan

Extra-virgin olive oil · 2 tbsp

⏱ 10s

ResultExtra-virgin olive oil

2 of 6

Peel the yellow onion

Yellow onion · 1 piece

⏱ 45s

ResultPeeled yellow onionused in step 4

3 of 6

Heat the extra-virgin olive oil

180°C

⏱ 2 min

ResultHot extra-virgin olive oil

4 of 6

Finely chop the peeled yellow onion

Peeled yellow onion · step 2

⏱ 2 min

ResultChopped yellow onion

5 of 6

Add the chopped yellow onion to the frying pan

Chopped yellow onion · step 4

⏱ 15s

ResultChopped yellow onion in hot olive oil in a frying pan

6 of 6

Sauté the chopped yellow onion in hot olive oil in a frying pan

⏱ 8 min

ResultSoftened onion in olive oil (assembled)

Total Time17 min

#	Product	Tool	Action
1	2 tbsp		Add the extra-virgin olive oil to the frying pan⏱ 10sResultExtra-virgin olive oil
2	1 piece		Peel the yellow onion⏱ 45sResultPeeled yellow onionused in step 4
3	—	180°C	Heat the extra-virgin olive oil⏱ 2 minResultHot extra-virgin olive oil
4	Peeled yellow onionstep 2		Finely chop the peeled yellow onion⏱ 2 minResultChopped yellow onion
5	Chopped yellow onionstep 4		Add the chopped yellow onion to the frying pan⏱ 15sResultChopped yellow onion in hot olive oil in a frying pan
6	—		Sauté the chopped yellow onion in hot olive oil in a frying pan⏱ 8 minResultSoftened onion in olive oil (assembled)
Total Time			17 min

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	288kcal
	1g
	27g
	4g
	11g
	5g
	2g
	12mg

Ingredients0/2

Tools0/2

Recipe

Softened onion in olive oil (assembled)

Onion cooked gently in oil until translucent and sweet, with no colour on it at all. The base of a thousand dishes.

Serves1

Total17 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Extra-virgin olive oil2 tbsp
Yellow onion1 piece

Tools

Frying panChef's knife

Method

Add the extra-virgin olive oil to the frying pan

10sFrying panExtra-virgin olive oil · 2 tbsp

Peel the yellow onion

Result · Peeled yellow onion · used in step 4

45sChefs knifeYellow onion · 1 piece

Heat the extra-virgin olive oil

180°C2 minFrying pan

Finely chop the peeled yellow onion

2 minChefs knifePeeled yellow onion · step 2

Add the chopped yellow onion to the frying pan

15sFrying panChopped yellow onion · step 4

Sauté the chopped yellow onion in hot olive oil in a frying pan

Result · Softened onion in olive oil (assembled)

8 minFrying pan

Printed 3 September 2026