[tdeck]

At that point why not just grind them in a food processor?

[account42]

That's going to end up with a slush of onion fibre + onion juices. Very much different from even small bits of cut onion. Some recipes call for blended onions though.

[mi_lk]

Some food processors with the right setting give you chopped food not blended

[bigstrat2003]

A good food processor will cut the material, not blend it.