- Shallots are the diminutive cousins of onions.
They have a distinctly sweet and pungent flavor
and are great both raw in salad dressing or cooked
with other vegetables. Think of them more as
onion seasoning than real onions, with the ability
to provide onion flavor without overwhelming a
dish.Q: Does size matter?
Ahh, the eternal question. The size of an onion has
little bearing on flavor, though I prefer larger
onions because I have to peel fewer of them to get
the same volume of prepped onions.