I sometimes try recipes that call for shallots, but since it's not readily available at the grocery, I either use onions or just ignore it. The other week when I was at Trader Joe's I came upon what they call a Saute Trio consisting of a garlic head, a sweet onion and two shallots! I had to quickly look for a recipe where I could use shallots and since I had some asparagus on hand, I made roasted asparagus with shallots.
