Baked Onion Blossom with Dill Sauce

Ingredients

Onion

• 1 large sweet onion (Vidalia, Walla Walla or Maui)
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 3 tablespoons plain bread crumbs

Sauce

• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1/4 teaspoon (or more if desired) dried dill weed
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees F.

Onion

1. Peel onion; cut and discard root end. Leaving bottom intact, cut almost through onion from top down to from 16 wedges. Place on 12 inch square sheet of foil. Bring foil up and around onion; crimp edges to seal. Place in 9 inch pie pan. Bake at 425 degrees F for 20 minutes.
2. In small bowl, combine butter and mustard; mix well.
3. Remove onion from oven. Open foil; fold down to make a 1 inch high rim around onion. Brush margarine mixture over onion. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Return to oven; bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp-tender.

Sauce

1. In a small bowl, combine ingredients; blend well.
2. Refrigerate until serving time.
3. Place baked onion on serving plate.
4. Serve with sauce.