Vidalia onion flower

Yield: 2 Servings

Ingredients:

1 lg Vidalia onion Vegetable spray
2 ts Margarine soy or safflower Salt Pepper; ground
1 tb Pecans; chopped

Instructions:

With sharp knife carefully peel onion and trim root end leaving it intact. Standing onion on its root end cut parallel vertical slices at 1/4-inch intervals into but not through onion stopping aout 1/2 inch above root end. Rotate onion 90 degrees; cut parallel vertical slices in same manner to form a crosshatch pattern keeping onion intact. Coat microwave-safe pie plate with vegetable spray. Place onion root end down in center of pie plate. Drizzle with margarine and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover with waxed paper and microwave on High (100% power) 3 minutes. Baste with cooking liquid and rotate dish. Cover and microwave on High 3 to 4 minutes longer or until onion spreads open into a flower. Sprinkle flower with pecans; microwave on High 1 to 2 minutes longer or until flower appears translucent. With wide spatula remove onion flower from pie plate to serving plate. Per serving: About 65 cal 1 g pro 12 g carb 2 g fat 28% cal from fat 0 mg chol 31 mg sod From _Low-Fat Meals_ (Woman's Day) Vol III Number 5