Caramelised Onion Chutney

Onion chutney is a natural pair with cheese or in sandwiches, but it is also great with meats or in burgers. sweet marshmallow/Shutterstock

This chutney makes any leftover meat wonderful and is great with a ploughman’s lunch. It’s wonderful with a warmed goat’s cheese salad or tart. It makes a great addition to cheese on toast and can make the blandest simplest meal special.

This is what you need.

1.5 KG of peeled and very thinly sliced onions.

300g of dark brown sugar

250 ml of balsamic vinegar

½ - 1 teaspoon of chilli flake or one whole chopped red chilli and seeds

1 teaspoon of salt

1 teaspoon of wholegrain mustard or mustard seeds

Oil to sauté the onions.