| Onions are one of our most valuable vegetables | | | | - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
| for thousands of years. The onion family includes | | | | - 1 egg |
| chives, leeks and garlic. The enzymes within the | | | | - A little milk |
| onion tissues are responsible for the pungent smell | | | | - Chopped garlic and oregano |
| that releases sulfur compounds. This vegetable is | | | | - Chopped chilli (optional) |
| a brilliant natural anti bacterial tool for our health. It | | | | - Salt and pepper |
| is used as an effective poultice when applied to | | | | - 3-4 sliced onions |
| the chest for congestion, colds and bronchitis. The | | | | - Oil for frying |
| onion nutritional benefits are known to fight lung | | | | Make a medium batter, with the flour, baking |
| infection, heart disease, assist in relieving asthma, | | | | powder, egg, milk, garlic, oregano and chilli. Add |
| colds, flu and hay fever with their potent | | | | salt and pepper to taste. Heat a pan and add oil, |
| antioxidants while preventing infection. | | | | dip onion rings into the batter, place in the hot pan |
| - Contain Vitamin A, Vitamin B and Vitamin C | | | | and turn over after a minute to fry the other |
| - Onions have calcium, iron, magnesium, | | | | side. |
| potassium, sodium and sulphur | | | | Onion rings make a quick easy snack or side dish. |
| - Helps to stimulate hair growth and cleansing the | | | | Serve with fresh garden salad. |
| blood | | | | Awesomely yummy and healthy. |
| - Lowers blood pressure and acts as an | | | | How to Grow Onion for maximum nutritional |
| anti-clotting agent | | | | benefits |
| - Used to treat coughs, sore throat and ear | | | | - Growing Onions is like growing babies, though an |
| infections | | | | Onion only makes you cry once. It takes 9 |
| - Slice onions for bites, stings and keeping | | | | months for an onion to reach maturity. |
| mosquitoes away | | | | - Usually you can plant the little black seeds in |
| Tips on harvesting and cooking Onion | | | | beds and then transplant them when they are |
| - Towards the end of summer when the tops of | | | | about 3 months old. |
| the onions appear above the surface, they are | | | | - When Onions start to bulb (8 months), you can |
| ready to harvest. | | | | push the stems over gently, and this will help with |
| - Next step is to cure them by drying them out | | | | the formation of large robust bulbs. |
| of direct sunlight with plenty of air circulation. | | | | - You must ridge soil up around the bulb while it is |
| - Plait them in bunches to be hung in an airy | | | | forming. |
| environment and used as needed. | | | | Companions of Onions |
| - Never store onions in moist areas, this could | | | | Onions have a wide variety of companions, which |
| encourage unhealthy spurs to grow and destroy | | | | include Apple, Carrot, Kale, Kohlrabi, Beetroot, |
| the produce. | | | | Broccoli, Chamomile, Leek, Lettuce, Spinach, |
| - Onions can be used raw in salads, sauted onions | | | | Tomato, Parsnip and Nectarine. The only plants |
| in sauces, vegetables dishes, stews, curries, | | | | that Onions prefer to be away from are Peas |
| roasts and soups. | | | | and Beans. Onion are useful to plant with other |
| - Be careful not to overdose on onions, if used in | | | | crops. It is an insect repellent. The strong smell |
| excess, they can irritate the stomach. | | | | keeps most insects at bay. The onion nutritional |
| Recipe using Onions | | | | benefits provide all-round health and well-being. Use |
| Onion rings | | | | lemon to remove the smell of garlic or onion |
| - 1/2 cup of flour | | | | odors quickly from your hands. |