pearl onion

noun

: a very small usually pickled onion used especially in appetizers and as a garnish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Entree is chateaubriand for two with roasted pearl onion. —

Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2021 MGM Grand Detroit Pan-seared Maple Leaf duck breast, cranberry gastrique, dauphinoise potato, charred pearl onion petals. —

Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 15 Nov. 2021 Dish: Tongue and cheek, 12-hour braised beef with vanilla-parsnip puree, roasted pearl onions and heirloom carrots. —

Marc Bona, cleveland, 10 Mar. 2020 Dish: Tongue and cheek, 12-hour braised beef with vanilla-parsnip puree, roasted pearl onions and heirloom carrots. —

Marc Bona, cleveland, 10 Mar. 2020 At San Francisco’s tiny eight-seat fine-dining restaurant Merchant Roots, Rahanna helped chef-owner Ryan Shelton char pearl onion petals, poach pears and even explain dishes to diners. —

Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 20 Mar. 2020 See More

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