6 large Vidalia or other sweet onions
Cooking spray
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
1 cup cubed, seeded & peeled cucumber
1 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup uncooked brown rice
1 cup Vidalia Onion & Peach Salsa
1 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 (16 oz.) can cannellini beans or other white beans, drained & rinsed
Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Peel onions; cut 1/2 inch off top and bottom of onions. Place onions in a 9 X 13 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper over onions. Bake at 475 degrees for 40 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Remove onion core (save & chop up) leaving a 1 inch thick onion shell. Cook rice according to instructions. When rice is cool, add olive oil, salsa, parsley, beans and cucumber. Mix well. Spoon 1 cup of rice mixture into each onion. Heat for 15-20 minutes at 350 degrees.