Appetizers
Air Fryer Blooming Onion
1 Blooming Onion; 2 - 3 servings
Air Fryer Blooming Onion
1 Blooming Onion; 2 - 3 servings
This blooming onion is an impressive looking appetizer
(based on 3 servings): Calories 177 (24% from fat)
carb. 26g
pro. 8g
fat 5g
sat. fat 1g
chol. 144mg sod. 542mg
calc. 28mg
fiber 1g
carb. 26g
pro. 8g
fat 5g
sat. fat 1g
chol. 144mg sod. 542mg
calc. 28mg
fiber 1g
Ingredients
- ½ cup unbleached, all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs, beaten well
- 1 tablespoon buttermilk
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1½ teaspoons seafood seasoning
- 1 large Vidalia (or sweet) onion, peeled
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Olive oil, for spraying
Preparation
- Put the flour into a bowl large enough to dip the onion.
- Put the eggs and buttermilk into another bowl, and the panko and seafood seasoning into a third bowl.
- Reserve trim top of onion to create a flat surface.
- Leave root end intact.
- Turn onion over, so root end faces up, and rest it on its flat surface.
- Without piercing the root, cut the onion into 4 wedges.
- Also without piercing the root, cut each wedge in half; repeat until wedges are about ¼inch thick.
- Turn the cut onion over and carefully, without breaking the pieces off the root, separate the layers; the separated onion will resemble a flower with petals.
- Dredge onion in flour, and shake off excess before dipping into the egg mixture, and then, finally coat each layer evenly with the panko mixture.
- Place the AirFryer Basket onto the Baking Pan and spray the basket with the nonstick cooking spray.
- Put the panko-crusted onion into the basket.Spray with oil.
- Set to AirFry at 400°F for 10 minutes, or until golden and crispy.
- Serve with Chipotle Mayonnaise or Herbed Yogurt Dip.
