Baked Blooming Onion With Thai Sweet Chili Sauce Gluten Free Recipes

BAKED BLOOMING ONION WITH SPICY DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 400º F
• Cut off the top of your onion (not the root), remove the outer layer of the onion and discard.
• Place the recently cut, flat part of the onion on the cutting board, root side up.
• Starting about ½ inch from the root, cut the onion straight down. Go all the way around the onion with evenly spaced cuts.
• Turn the onion back over and allow the onion petals to fan out, then remove the center of the onion.
• Place the onion on a cookie sheet.
• In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and water.
• In a second bowl, mix together the almond flour, garlic salt, paprika, and pepper.
• Lightly sprinkle the onion with the flour mixture. Then spoon some of the egg mixture and, using a silicone basting brush, coat the onion with the egg mixture. (You may not need to use all of the egg mixture)
• Cover the onion with the almond flour mixture. Using a spoon to get into all of the layers of the onion.
• Bake your onion for 20-25 minutes until browned and onion petals are soft.
• While the onion is baking, mix the Greek yogurt, hot sauce, chili powder, and garlic salt together in a bowl. Set aside in the fridge until you're ready to serve.
• Preheat your air fryer to 400ºF
• Cut off the top of your onion (not the root), remove the outer layer of the onion and discard.
• Place the recently cut, flat part of the onion on the cutting board, root side up.
• Starting about ½ inch from the root, cut the onion straight down. Go all the way around the onion with evenly spaced cuts.
• Turn the onion back over and allow the onion petals to fan out, then remove the center of the onion.
• In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and water.
• In a second bowl, mix together the almond flour, garlic salt, paprika, and pepper.
• Lightly sprinkle the onion with the flour mixture. Then spoon some of the egg mixture and, using a silicone basting brush, coat the onion with the egg mixture. (You may not need to use all of the egg mixture)
• Cover the onion with the almond flour mixture. Using a spoon to get into all of the layers of the onion.
• Place the onion in your air fryer basket and cook for 8-10 minutes. Or until browned and onion petals are soft.
• While the onion is air frying, mix the Greek yogurt, hot sauce, chili powder, and garlic salt together in a bowl. Set aside in the fridge until you're ready to serve.

BAKED BLOOMING ONION WITH THAI SWEET CHILI SAUCE (GLUTEN-FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F/200°C degrees.
• Peel and cut off the top 1/4 inch of the onion.
• Place the onion cut-side down. Starting 1/2 inch from the root, make a downward cut all the way through to the board.
• Repeat to make four evenly spaced cuts around the onion.
• Continue slicing between each section until you have 16 evenly spaced cuts.
• Turn the onion over and use your fingers to gently separate the outer pieces.
• Melt the coconut oil and brush the oil on both sides of the onion petals.
• In a bowl, combine panko, salt, pepper, cayenne, and cilantro. Sprinkle the panko mixture on the onion.
• Bake in the oven for about 30 - 40 minutes.
• In the meantime, place all the ingredients for the sauce except for the potato starch in a small pan.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and let boil for 3 - 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, dissolve potato starch in 1 Tbsp of water. Reduce heat to low and add the potato starch mixture.
• Stir for a minute or so until the sauce is thickened.
• Taste the sauce and adjust the amount of sugar or chili.
• Infuse love and serve with the sauce on the side.

BLOOMING ONION

Steps:

• Beat together the egg and buttermilk in a medium bowl.
• Combine the flour, salt, pepper, cayenne, oregano, thyme, cumin and old bay in a separate bowl.
• Slice 3/4" to 1" off the top and bottom of the onion and remove skin.
• Cut out a 1" core and slice about 3/4 of the way down to create petals.
• Place the onion in boiling water to separate the petals.
• Let cool.
• Dip the onion into the milk mixture.
• Dip the coated onion into the flour mixture, covering liberally.
• Repeat process.
• Let onion set in the refrigerator for 15 minutes before frying.
• Heat vegetable oil in a deep fryer or pot to 350 degrees.
• Fry the onion right side up for 10 minutes until brown.
• Drain on a rack or paper towel.
• Combine ingredients for dipping sauce and serve.

BLOOMIN' ONION DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix it all together and enjoy as a dip for onions or french fries, or as a sandwich spread.