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Air Fryer Blooming Onion


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Total Time: 25 min

Prep: 10 min

Cook: 15 min

Serves: 6

Easy

This leaner version of the popular restaurant appetizer skips the deep fryer in favor of the air fryer. Onion “petals” are dredged with seasoned flour—featuring an alluring hint of smoked paprika—coated with egg wash, and given a final dusting of a flour-cornmeal mixture before cooking to crispy perfection. You can use either a regular white or yellow onion, which will be more pungent, or a sweet onion (such as Vidalia or Walla Walla), which will taste mellow. The horseradish in the accompanying dipping sauce gives it some punch.

Ingredients

  • 1 large uncooked onion, about 14 oz
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1½ tsp garlic powder, divided
  • ½ tsp table salt
  • ¼ tsp paprika, smoked
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup yellow cornmeal
  • 5 sprays of cooking spray
  • 2 tbsp plain fat-free Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp light mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp horseradish
  • 1 tbsp ketchup


Instructions

  1. Cut a tiny sliver off the root and stem end of the onion; peel off the onion skin. Arrange the onion, stem side up, on a cutting board. Cut into quarters, cutting to about ¾ inch from the bottom of the onion (do not cut completely through the onion). Cut each quarter into thirds, cutting to about ¾ inch from the bottom of the onion.
  2. Combine flour, ¾ tsp garlic powder, salt, and paprika in a small bowl. Whisk together water and egg in a bowl. Place onion in a shallow bowl; sprinkle with flour mixture, gently opening onion wedges to coat all surfaces. Shake off excess flour, and pour flour into another bowl. Stir cornmeal into the flour mixture. Place onion back in a shallow bowl; brush all surfaces evenly with egg mixture. Sprinkle with the flour-cornmeal mixture, gently opening onion wedges to coat all surfaces.
  3. Preheat the air fryer, if necessary, to 375°F. Spray the air fryer basket with nonstick spray. Carefully place the onion in the basket and spray generously with nonstick spray. Air-fry until breading is crisp and onion is tender, 15-18 minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, combine yogurt, mayonnaise, horseradish, ketchup, and the remaining ½ tsp garlic powder. Serve sauce with onion.
  5. Serving Size: one-sixth of the Air Fryer Blooming Onion and about 1 tbsp sauce.
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