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1) With a large, sharp chef’s knife, cut off the stem end of the onion.  With the cut, flat end on the cutting board, cut the onion in half lengthwise.

2) With a large, sharp chef’s knife, cut off the stem end of the onion.  With the cut, flat end on the cutting board, cut the onion in half lengthwise.

3) Peel back and remove the dried-up outer leaves. 

4) Place one half of the onion, large cut-side down, and make several horizontal cuts from one end of the onion almost to the other, but not all the way through the root end. How many cuts to be made will depend on the size of the onion and the desired size of the dice.

5) Now make several vertical cuts, pole to pole, cutting all the way through the onion, again leaving the root end intact.

6) Finally, turn the onion 90 degrees and slice across the lengthwise cuts, completing the dice.