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Peel the onions and cut into thin slices.
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Place the oil and onion in a large skillet and cook over medium heat for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the onions are golden brown.
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Remove from the heat and set aside.
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While the onions are cooking, cut the florets from the broccoli and discard the stems.
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Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add the pasta.
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Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes, or until al dente.
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After the pasta has been cooking for 4 minutes, add the broccoli florets to the pasta water for the remainder of the cooking time.
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Drain the pasta and broccoli in the colander.
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Add the drained pasta and broccoli, almonds, and balsamic vinegar to the pan of onions and mix well.
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Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
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Balsamic vinegar is made from grapes that have been cooked down to a syrup and then aged.
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The aging timeanywhere between three and 150 yearsis what determines the price.
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The three-year-old stuff works fine for a college budget (and frankly, we may never in our lives be able to afford the oldest balsamicit goes for hundreds of dollars an ounce).
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Cheap but decent balsamic vinegar is nice to have in your pantryit makes very nice salad dressing when mixed with oil and salt and pepper.
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Just check the ingredients list to make sure they havent added caramel or brown sugar to sweeten up an inferior product.
