What are Scallions?
Whether you want a hearty dish for a winter's day or a calorie-smart recipe that aims to help with your nutritional goals, scallions are superb ingredients, frequently used in healthy meals. What are scallions, you may ask, though? It’s a reasonable enough question, given they go by other names. What’s important to note is that scallions are the same as green onions and spring onions.
Therefore, whenever you see scallions mentioned in a recipe, you can substitute them for spring or green onions. In some cases, people refer to green onions and scallions as being bigger than spring onions, which are sometimes more tender. However, this is by no means universal, and they are essentially the same thing. Like white onions, red onions, shallots, leeks and garlic bulbs, they all belong to the same allium family.
Scallions are used in a wide range of cuisines, including continental European food. Top recipes that include them can be found in Far Eastern cooking, American recipes, Mexican food and — of course — the Irish favourite, Colcannon, especially when they’re mixed with champ or mashed potatoes.
Some examples of great scallion recipes include:
- Umami Asian Chicken Noodles with bell pepper and scallion: This tasty noodle-based dish is a delight for anyone who loves spring onions.
- Pea and Mushroom Rogan Josh with sprinkled scallion and fluffy rice: This vegetarian scallion recipe will suit anyone who likes South Asian cuisine.
