Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   4      medium        sweet onions -- peeled halved
                        -- horizo
   3      tablespoons   olive oil
                        salt
                        white pepper
   1      tablespoon    -- water, up to 2
     1/3  cup           balsamic vinegar
   2      tablespoons   brown sugar
   2      tablespoons   butter

Preparation:

Preheat over to 350 Degrees F. Rub onion halves with olive oil. Sprinkle halves on both sides with salt and white pepper. Place onions, cut side down, in a large skillet that can go into the oven. Baken onions until soft, about an hour. With a spatula, scoop up onions and place them in a serving dish, cut side up. Place water, vinegar, brown sugar and butter in same skillet that onions were roasted in. Srape skillet to dissoslve brown, baked-on juices from onions. Heat to boiling. Boil a minute to reduce, then spoon mixture over each onion. Taste and add more salt if necessary. Serve hot.

Nutritional Information:

84 calories, 6 grams fat, 8 milligrams cholesterol, 327 milligrams sodium.