This Vidalia onion with blue cheese is the perfect thing to serve with a grilled steak and asparagus. In fact, it was the first meal that I served here in our new home in Kansas.

When I was in college, I worked at a restaurant called the Hatteras. They had amazing food, and I think the owners played a large role in teaching me what good food was all about. They used local and seasonal ingredients before it was cool to do so. They used the best ingredients that they could get their hands-on, and it made every meal there truly delicious. The restaurant was a nutty place to work, they were crazy days for sure, but so much fun. Some of my closest friends were made there, and even though the restaurant closed its doors many years ago, we still hang out whenever we can. This grilled onion comes from my Hatteras days, it was served alongside our beef tenderloin, and I make it every summer. I think that I have served literally thousands of these babies in my day, and I have never tired of looking at them. I cannot say the same thing about crab cakes (even though I love them too). This Vidalia onion with blue cheese is the perfect thing to serve with a grilled steak and asparagus. In fact, it was the first meal that I served here in our new home in Kansas.
This is more of a method and less of a recipe. It truly depends on how many people you want to serve. If you cannot find Vidalia onions, use another variety of sweet onions. You will want to slice the onion fairly thick because you want the onion to stay together on the grill. If they do not, no worries, they still taste delicious if they have fallen apart. I love Maytag blue cheese and use it whenever I can. It is a crumbly American blue cheese and you can find it in most grocery stores.
Blue Cheese Vidalia Onion Ingredients //
- vidalia onions
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- Maytag blue cheese
- panko crumbs

How to Make // The Steps
Step 1: Preheat your grill to medium-high heat. Slice the onions into thick slices. Brush both sides with olive oil.

Step 2: Grill the onions until they have grill marks and start to soften.

Step 3: Put the onions on a piece of tin foil on a baking sheet. Sprinkle the tops of the onions with panko crumbs and blue cheese. Season well with salt and pepper.

Step 4: Put the onions under the broiler until the cheese melts and the crumbs start to brown.

Don’t these look amazing?

Serve the grilled onions with your favorite steak and a baked potato. The best-grilled dinner ever.


Blue Cheese Vidalia Onion
Ingredients
- vidalia onions
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- Maytag blue cheese
- panko crumbs
Instructions
- Preheat your grill to medium-high heat. Slice the onions into thick slices. Brush both sides with olive oil.
- Grill the onions until they have grill marks and start to soften.
- Put the onions on a piece of tin foil on a baking sheet. Sprinkle the tops of the onions with panko crumbs and blue cheese. Season well with salt and pepper.
- Put the onions under the broiler until the cheese melts and the crumbs start to brown.
Angela Dal Bon Sacramento Invites
Wednesday 13th of July 2011
Can't wait to try these! Yummmmmmy!
bakedbree
Monday 25th of July 2011
these are so good with a juicy steak. Yum.
Mimi
Monday 11th of July 2011
I made these the other night and they were FABULOUS! I used gorgonzola cheese and threw in some sliced zucchini- plus I drizzled them with white wine when I finished them on the grill. I can't believe how amazing these were! I was so blown away I wrote them up on my blog and linked back to your original recipe. I hope you don't mind! Let me know if you do and I'll pull the post. I think only 5 people read my blog, so I doubt it'll go viral any time soon! :) Anyhoo- thanks for the great idea- and I LOVE your blog.
bakedbree
Monday 11th of July 2011
that sounds amazing! make something good, even better. Love it!
The Café Sucré Farine
Monday 11th of July 2011
These look wonderful!! I love Maytag blue also but have found another favorite just recently - Rouge Smokey Blue, oh my goodness it is amazing! They carry it at Whole Foods. Thanks for this delicious summer recipe!
bakedbree
Monday 11th of July 2011
You are the second person to tell me about this cheese. Must get my hands on some STAT.
Hilliary @ Happily Ever Healthy
Sunday 10th of July 2011
I just stumbled across your blog and so happy I did! I can't wait to check out more of your recipes, and try a few of them!
Grilled onions are one of my favorite vegetables to grill! Topped with blue cheese yum! I am going to have to try this!
bakedbree
Monday 11th of July 2011
Welcome Hillary! Blue cheese on anything is delicious if you ask me.
Jan
Saturday 9th of July 2011
i wish I would have come to your website 30 minutes ago. I have a bag of vidalias and blue cheese in the fridge. I grilled a steak this evening and just ate a salad with it. Next time I will use your idea. Looks great and how can you go wrong with vidalia, blue cheese and top sirloin steak..Yummy. Thanks for the idea...
bakedbree
Monday 11th of July 2011
Next time...