How to Keep a Cut Onion Fresh

Onions are a marvelous addition to nearly any recipe. Oftentimes, however, only half of the onion is used, and you're left with the other half to store. Frequently, this half is forgotten for several days and is dried out and brittle when finally rediscovered! The following article will show you how to keep the leftover portion of your onion fresh much longer than normal.

Things You'll Need

• left over onion, butter, aluminum foil

Instructions

Freshening up the leftover onion

1. Cut a small slab of butter from the whole stick.

2. Rub the cut section of the leftover onion with the butter. Soften the butter ever so slightly if you need to, by letting it sit at room temperature for a few minutes.

3. Place the onion in the aluminum foil, and wrap it tightly.

4. Store the onion in the refrigerator, the butter will act as a barrier and prevent the outside air from drying out your onion.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure you don't just use the whole stick of butter; the next person may not want butter tasting like onion! That's why you need to cut a small piece off.