Spanish onion

Large yellow allium

A Spanish onion is a large, mild-flavored onion with yellow or white skin, typically sweeter and less pungent than common yellow onions.

The name refers to the variety rather than origin—most are grown domestically.

Spanish onions work well raw in salads and sandwiches or caramelized for cooking: Slice the Spanish onion thin for the burger.

variety

yellow

Hue between green and orange

  • mildModerate in intensity
  • sweetTasting of sugar
  • bulbRounded storage organ

allium · large · globe · spherical · papery · skin · layers · rings · white flesh · grocery

raw

salad

Cold dressed vegetables

crunchy · pungent · sharp · bite · sandwich · burger · relish · garnish · pickled · fresh

cooking

sautéing

Quick cooking in fat

chopping · mincing · sofrito · mirepoix · base · aromatic · translucent · softened · fragrant · olive oil

caramelized

golden

Bright yellow, or precious

  • jammyLuckily successful, undeserved
  • sweetTasting of sugar
  • richHaving much of something

slow-cooked · sugars · umami · melting · tart · relish · topping · burger · glaze · reduction

grilled

charred

Burned until black

  • smokyFilled with combustion haze
  • kebabGrilled food on skewer
  • skewerPointed cooking rod

barbecue · plancha · wedges · steak · fajitas · roasted · blistered · grill marks · summer · outdoor

Opposites
onion variety

Spanish onionpearl onion

Marble-sized cooking bulb

shallot · green onion · scallion · spring onion · red onion

Family

Spanish, onion, Spain, Spaniard, Spaniards, onions

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G