Onion Ring Sunny-side Up Eggs – Sauteed Onion as a Ring Mold for Eggs
March 5, 2012 in Vegetarian Entrees
Sunny side up eggs in Onion Rings
I think we have established that I love to crack eggs into veggies, using them as “ring molds” for the eggs in the skillet. Yes, indeed. Check out our Flower Power Eggs and Eggs in Avocado Slices.
A fabulous reader commented that onion slices might make a nice egg mold, so the gauntlet was thrown down. I had no choice.
This is a great version of the eggs in veggie ring molds – sauteed onions are so delicious, and give a nice tang to the eggs. And they are, of course, beautiful on a plate!
Slice your onion into 1/2 inch slices. Then, using the biggest one, place in an oiled skillet over medium heat. When one side is lightly browned, flip the onion ring over and crack an egg in the middle. If you want the egg yolk to show, dab the top of the egg yolk gently with a paper towel and remove the white over the top of it. Then, sprinkle a little water in the pan and cover the skillet. Cook until your egg is done as you like.
Now just sprinkle with kosher salt and cracked black, and sit back and wait for the raves!
Perfect for a Meatless Monday breakfast!
– posted by Donna
This is a great Meatless Monday breakfast and here is a good Meatless Monday dinner http://www.miratelinc.com/blog/csr-business-meatless-monday-with-vegan-rustic-bread-eggplant-lasagna/
Amandla – I say Meatless Meals all day!
Me too Donna and every day :)
How exactly is this meatless? The last time I checked an eggs was still classified as a meat.
Perhaps you are thinking of the vegan diet. My understanding is that vegetarians use eggs and dairy, but vegans do not. This is definitely not a vegan recipe.
I was about to chime in with what Donna said – many vegetarians are ovo-lacto vegetarians, who eschew meat but consume eggs and dairy. The Meatless Monday folks definitely include recipes which contain eggs and dairy, though they also feature vegan recipes from time to time as well; the key is no seafood, shellfish, beef, poultry, or pork. We respect all of the above and enjoy cooking many different kinds of foods that are compatible with lots of dietary choices and approaches!
Yes, I believe this is right too. My mom is a vegetarian and she requests meatless dishes but eggs are ok, so is cheese and milk products. This egg recipe is delightful. We all loved it this morning with coffee!
Yeah, if you’re going for what “meatless” stands for, eggs wouldn’t qualify. And especially if you’re meatless because of factory farming, do a quick google search on how easy it is for a factory farm to tell a cute story on their “organic cage free” eggs convincing the consumer that “Judy” or “Uncle” are looking after the happy carefree hens. Unless you farm your eggs yourself or buy from a farmer’s market, assume your eggs are just as tainted as Foster Farms.
Actually, I live in Portland. Ergo, backyard chickens. The cliche is true, pretty much everyone has them. I agree there are issues with factory farming, absolutely. But don’t assume other people aren’t aware of these issues OR that they’re not taking direct action in their own lives to address them.
Regardless, if you are concerned with the nomenclature, take it up directly with Meatless Monday. We’re happy to post according to their guidelines.
Do consider backyard chickens! Sounds like you might enjoy it. It’s not only a great way to know your source, treat chickens humanely, and ensure their diet is as healthy as possible (including a lot of kitchen scraps), the economic benefit is tremendous!
Donna, so funny, i tried this yesterday morning on a whim! i used red onions, but they bled a funny greenish color into the egg white, so i would recommend sticking with white onion, like you did.
Irene – Good to know about the red onions. Cheers!
so you are saying you did not like them, Sam I am?
I will eat them with a Fox
I will eat them on a Box,
I do so love Onion Eggs, no ham!
This is such a cute idea! I have to tell you that when I pinned your eggs in avocados on Pinterest, it went absolutely crazy. So many people loved (and repinned) that idea!
Dara – Thanks so much for all your support and your example!
Hey! Thanks so much for pinning that! People seemed to love this one too. Gotta love Interest!
Its also delicious when you use red capsicum the sweetness and char flavour compliment the egg .
Kate – Agreed. I love sweet red peppers in most everything!
I loved your flower power eggs and these are obviously the next best thing! How fun would a plate of just veggies filled with eggs be?
Joanne – One is fun, but a plateful is perfect!
This is genius! I’m going to try it right when I get home.
Do try! And let us know how you like this fun food idea!
This is such an awesome idea!!
Thanks, Deborah – Do try!
Awesome !!! Love this variation…am going to try it for bfast 2mrw… :)
So happy you like this, Uma!
I would put this on top of an awesome hamburger. How cool.
Awesome idea, Josh!
What a great idea! And I never thought of soaking up the “extra” egg white with a paper towel. I think I’ll make these for breakfast tomorrow.
Paulette ~ the taste will be the same either way, but the yolk will shine through if you “dab” it first!
WOW! This is such a brilliant idea, I would love to try this!
Ambika – So easy, so do try this one!
What a fabulous idea, I’m already picturing them on top of English Muffins.
GREAT though Rhonda – just don’t tell McDonald’s – they’ll steal my idea!
This is such a wonderful idea, “breakfast to impress”, love it!
Hi Tisa – Yes, breakfast for the Boss, for sure!
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Yum, what a cracking idea LOL.
You are welcome to join in my food blogger event THE SOUP KITCHEN, here all bloggers are welcome, hope to see you participate soon.
We will check you out, Debs!
This is such a genius idea. One of your sauteed onion ring moulded eggs would make the perfect addition to a great sausage sandwich, even if that does go completely against the idea of meatless monday. Can’t wait to try this out
Hey, we enjoy cooking meatless much of the time, but are definitely equal opportunity foodies. Cheers!
Mmm, that was sooo good! Had a slightly small onion, so I made two rings, one for the yolk and one for the white. Nice separation of flavors and bitesize like an amuse.
What a fun idea to separate them! I love it.
this is pure genius. so happy to have a link up to your blog from neat-o-rama. i hope you don’t mind that i pinned this immediately – i can’t wait to try it out.
So glad you enjoyed, and of course, pin away! Thanks!
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I made this today and it was great.
I extended the recipe to make enough food for two people and use the rest of the onion. After slicing the onion into 1/2 inch slices, I figured out how many could fit in my frying pan and set them aside. Then I diced the rest of the onion and sauteed it in olive oil until soft. I removed the diced onions to a bowl, put the rings back in the pan, and cooked the first side as directed. Meanwhile, I scrambled two eggs in the bowl with the sauteed diced onions and crumbled in a bit of fresh thyme. When the onions were ready, I flipped them over, cracked a whole egg into each of the largest rings, and filled the smaller rings with the scrambled mixture. Both the whole eggs and the scrambled ones were delicious, served on toasted sourdough.
How How fabulously creative! Way to elaborate on the theme.
What about using a breaded onion ring?
Kathy – I’m not sure about a breaded onion ring, but I’m game if you are! If you do try that, please come back and let me know how it went!
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I love this idea, they look great and onion is always good with eggs. the only issue is that you need quite a few large onions to make more than one or two of these.
Yes, Stephanie – You are right about needing a few onions to get the biggest “rings” from the middle of the onions. I just save the smaller onion parts to dice for a recipe later!
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hi! first of all thank you for your fabulous idea S2 i wanna cook this and surprise my parents!but i didn’t get the point about splashing water!should i splash it on the egg? why? thanks again:)
Hi Darcy – Just sprinkle a little water in the pan so it creates some steam to cook the egg. Cover and then you’ll have a pretty treat!
wow! thank youuuuuu S2
Looks like a good idea for my dinner tonight. I’m thinking to have two tiny veggie patties (I’ve got some that are star-shaped and contain some cheese) and a carrot-cucumber-salad with it. I’ve been watching my meat intake for some time and now am trying to reduce it (although I’ll never be a vegetarian). I just listen to my body.
And those eggs sound just perfect.
Hey Ellen – I am just now learning to listen to my body ~ so important!
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Lovely Recipe, try it with capsicum rings, will taste worderful
Indeed, that was our first variation! Take a look at our “Flower Power Eggs” – the link is in this post! Cheers!
what a great idea! i’m thinking to make a bento for my boyfriend and this is just the right thing! thanks for sharing~
Rach – You are most welcome! Do try!
This is wonderful! …got me to thinking just now, as I put panko coated onion rings in the oven for supper… I’m going to save an onion ring to cook my breakfast egg in tomorrow!!
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I love breakfast sandwiches. I made these eggs tonight, along with a frozen sausage patty and put it all on an english muffin. It was delicious. I made extras to keep in the fridge for breakfast sandwiches for the next couple of days. Thanks for the great idea!
Perfectly efficient! I may have to do the same – helps to have a toaster oven for these things, eh?
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So Happy you liked these fun eggs, Danielle!
This recipe is beautiful and unique.
CJ – Thanks and do try this- they look so pretty on a plate!
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I found this on Pinterest this morning and hadn’t eaten breakfast yet so tried it. I actually am not a fan of sunny side up but prefer scrambled so I did that instead and actually put in on a gluten free bagel and made a little sandwich….I would say YUM but my mouth is still full of this fabulous amazingness. I couldn’t even wait until I finished to post to you! This is Genius!!
I guess it’s more like a mini omelet since I couldn’t actually scramble the egg while in the onion ring. I think I am ready for seconds!
Molly – next time I’ll try your omelet method!
THANKS SO MUCH, MOLLY!
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This is an awesome meal. Thank you for the idea. Keep em coming I look forward to every one. :)
Elizabeth – So happy you liked this – I have another egg idea coming very soon – stay posted!
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I’m trying this tonight. The boys will have one on their hamburgers. Thanks for the idea :)
What a great use for this idea – love it!
So, I tried this, and the eggs in all three tests ran out from under the onion. How did you avoid that? I simply had a skillet lightly oiled with olive oil, but it was nearly dry by the time I cracked the eggs in.
Hi Beth – Yes, I do have leakage sometimes. I simply take my spatula and trim off the overflow as the eggs are cooking. It’s purely an aesthetic thing, but they do look so much prettier trimmed!
I’m going to try the rings on top of hash browns (with diced green peppers)
Perfect pairing idea! Yum.
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