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Air Fried Blooming Onion (Gluten-Free)

Air Fried Blooming Onion (Gluten-Free)

Make the best Air Fried Blooming Onion that is also easy to make Gluten-Free too!

Author: Mommy Hates Cooking

Meal Type: Vegetarian

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 6 serving

Calories: 246 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 - Sweet Onion
  • 1 Cup - Buttermilk
  • 1–2 Cup - Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour or Regular Flour
  • 2 - Eggs
  • 2 Cups - Gluten-Free Breadcrumbs or Regular Breadcrumbs
  • 1 Tsp - Salt
  • 1 tsp - Cajun seasoning

Instructions

  1. Begin by peeling the onion.
  2. Once it's peeled, trim the side with the root just to make it trimmed and more flat.
  3. Cut the other side flat.
  4. Starting at the root, slice it down from the root to the other end, space it out and do the same all the way around the onion.
  5. Carefully separate each layer.
  6. Soak the onion for 1-2 hours in the buttermilk.
  7. Once it's fully soaked, shake off any excess liquid and then place the onion in the flour, start with 1 cup and add more as needed. Coat well.
  8. Once it's fully coated, use a brush and carefully brush the egg onto the onion being sure to get into each layer.
  9. Spray a sheet of foil with Olive Oil Spray, cut the foil to fit into the air fryer rolling it up on the sides so that air can still easily circulate.
  10. Place the onion carefully on the foil.
  11. Coat with the breadcrumbs.
  12. Lastly evenly sprinkle with salt and seasoning.
  13. At this point, you can do another coat of olive oil spray just to add some extra moisture.
  14. Cook in the air fryer at 390 degrees for 15 minutes.
  15. Carefully remove and serve.

Nutrition

Energy: 246 kcal | Total Fat: 3 g | Saturated: 1 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 0 g | Cholesterol: 64 mg | Total Carbs: 48 g | Fiber: 2 g | Sugars: 4 g | Proteins: 6 g | Sodium: 661 mg | Polyunsaturated: 1 g | Monounsaturated: 1 g

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