Baked Onions Stuffed with Feta

4 large red onions
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1/4 cup of pine nuts
4 ounces of feta cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup of fresh white bread crumbs
1 tablespoon of chopped fresh cilantro
Salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Lightly grease a shallow ovenproof dish.

Peel the onions and cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of each. Place the onions in a large saucepan of boiling water and cook for 10 minutes.

Remove the onions from the water with a slotted spoon. Place them on a towel or drying rack to drain and slightly cool.

Using a small knife or your fingers, remove the inner sections of the onions, leaving two or three outer rings.

Finely chop the inner onion sections.

Place the outer onion shells in the greased dish.

Heat the oil in a medium-size frying pan and saute the chopped onion for 5 minutes, or until golden.

Add the pine nuts and stir-fry for a few minutes more.

Place the feta in a small bowl and stir in the onion and pine nut mixture.

Stir in the bread crumbs and the cilantro.

Season with a little salt and pepper.

Spoon the mixture into the onion shells. Cover the filled onions loosely with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Remove the foil during the last 10 minutes to allow the onions to brown slightly.

Serve hot.