These delicious

root vegetables have only 30 calories per serving and can add important

nutrients and valuable antioxidents to a diet. Onions are sodium, fat

and cholesterol-free, provide dietary fiber, vitamin C, B6 and potassium

and have even been shown to help guard against many chronic diseases.

If you're looking

for a delicious dish, filled with flavor and nutrients, try the following

recipe.

SIZZLING STEAK

AND ONION FAJITAS

MARINADE

1 cup chopped

onion

10 garlic cloves

5 Serrano peppers,

or other hot peppers, stemmed and seeded

1/2 cup lime

juice

2 tablespoons

Worcestershire sauce

2 tablespoons

brown sugar

4 teaspoons

chile powder

OTHER INGREDIENTS

1 3/4 lb. top

sirloin steak, 1 inch thick

2 tablespoons

each butter and olive oil

3 medium fresh

onions, wedged

3 bell peppers,

cut into narrow strips

12 flour tortillas

2 limes, wedged

(optional)

1 lb. Jalapeño

Jack Cheese, grated

Sour cream

Salsa

For marinade,

finely chop onion, garlic and peppers. Add remaining marinade ingredients

and blend well. Reserve half of marinade and refrigerate. Spread remaining

marinade on steak, coating all sides. Cover and marinate in refrigerator

2 to 12 hours.

Remove steak

and discard marinade. Grill steak at high heat 8 to 10 minutes. Heat butter

and oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add onions and peppers, sautéing

until tender. Mix reserved marinade into onion mixture and heat through.

Slice steak across grain into narrow strips. Toss with onion mixture in

skillet.

To assemble

fajitas, fill tortilla with beef-onion combination. Squirt with lime juice

if desired. Top with grated cheese, sour cream and salsa. Makes 6 servings.

For more recipes

using onions, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the National

Onion Association, Department N, 822 7th Street, Suite 510, Greeley, CO

80631.

For additional

information, visit the National Onion Association's Web site at www.onions-usa.org .

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