Air Fryer Blooming Onion
Harness the power of your air fryer to whip up this delightful blooming onion, a playful appetizer that resembles a blooming flower. Serve it alongside a delectable dipping sauce for a communal appetizer experience.
Ingredients
Blooming Onion
- 1 cup milk
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika, plus more for garnish
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/8 teaspoon cumin
- 1 large (14- to 16-ounces) sweet onion
- cooking spray
Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons cream-style horseradish sauce
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat air fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Whisk together milk and egg in a bowl until combined. In a large bowl, stir together flour, salt, cayenne pepper, paprika, black pepper, oregano, thyme, and cumin.
- Slice 1 inch off the top of the onion and remove papery skin. Remove a 1-inch-diameter core from the middle of the onion, using an apple corer or paring knife, leaving the very bottom of the root end intact. Use a large sharp knife to slice about three-fourths of the way down center of the onion; turn onion 90 degrees and slice again. Keep slicing each section in half until you have 16 sections, being careful not to cut through the bottom of the onion. Spread sections apart.
- Dip onion into milk mixture and then into flour mixture to coat, separating the petals and sprinkling flour mixture between them. Dip onion into milk mixture again, then into flour mixture to coat once more. Coat onion with cooking spray.
- Arrange onion in the air fryer basket. Cook until crispy, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Stir together mayonnaise, horseradish sauce, ketchup, paprika, salt, dried oregano, cayenne pepper, and black pepper in a small bowl. Chill until blooming onion is ready.
- Serve blooming onion with dipping sauce and garnish with additional paprika.
Notes
To help keep onion petals separate, you can plunge onion into boiling water for 1 minute and then into ice water.
Leftover dipping sauce keeps, covered, up to 3 days in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
Calories: 871kcalCarbohydrates: 149gProtein: 20gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 955mgPotassium: 2081mgFiber: 16gSugar: 84gVitamin C: 77mgCalcium: 420mgIron: 6mg
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