I just got a red onion (it's really purple though), chopped it up for my salad, and I'm wondering why it was so bitter tasting instead of sweet tasting like the ones they have in salad bars. How do I get a sweet purple onion?
- My salad in case you're curious contained lettuce, garbanzo beans, sliced black olives, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and red onions - but I didn't eat the onions because they're way too bitter and gross. If they were proper sweet red onions then it would be the best salad ever. It's addictive. No dressing needed or desired.
Aiden Allen
Answer me.
Easton Perry
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Julian Wood
You got an american onion, you need a purebred canadian northern onion.
Jose Walker
No, you need a wild purple Himalayan onion. Only the finest will do.
Joshua Brown
After slicing your onion, soak it in ice water for a few minutes. That will take away the harsh bite.
Joshua Anderson
Red onions should have more of a spicy taste, not bitter or sweet
They're my favorite kind to eat raw and go great in salads and sandwiches imo
I've never had a sweet tasting red onion, that sounds weird
Chase Ortiz
I'm not American and the concept of sweet red onions sounds bizarre to me.
Maybe it was pickled?
Matthew Johnson
You need what is known as "Deep Field Red Onions" from Madagascar.
Unfortunately the entire crop is protected by a band of Fossa, a rare feline predator that doesn't exist anywhere else in the world.
Good luck.
Justin Brooks
red onions are sweeter than normal yellow onions. If you do find them still too bitter, soak them in vinegar for about 20 minutes and then add to your salad. The sourness negates the bitterness. I know it's weird but it's true.
