FOOD
Baked Bloomin' Onion
Get all the crispy, crunchy bloomin' onion flavor you love, without the greasiness of a fryer.
FOOD
Baked Bloomin' Onion
Get all the crispy, crunchy bloomin' onion flavor you love, without the greasiness of a fryer.
Ingredients
Baked Bloomin' Onion
- 1 very large sweet yellow onion
- 4 cups low-fat buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons mild hot sauce (optional)
- 2 cups brown rice flour
- Seasoned salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley, chopped
- 4 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
Harissa Dip
- 1/4 cup plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 teaspoons harissa spread
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
- Juice of 1/2 lime
Steps
Baked Bloomin' Onion
- Peel the onion, slice off the top (not the root) and slice the onion, cut-side down, into quarters. Then slice the quarters in thirds, keeping the root intact. This should create petals.
- In a medium bowl, mix the buttermilk and hot sauce. Submerge the onion cut-side down in the bowl and let soak for 30 minutes until the petals open up.
- In a separate bowl, mix together the brown rice flour, seasoned salt, parsley, dried thyme and smoked paprika.
- Remove the onion, shake off the excess buttermilk and place in a bowl with the seasoned brown rice flour. Coat completely, shake off any excess, then dunk back into the bowl with the buttermilk, covering completely.
- Shake off, then dunk back into the breading a final time. Make sure all the petals are coated.
- Transfer to a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and bake in the oven on the lower middle rack at 350°F for 45 minutes or until completely cooked and crispy. Check on it every once in awhile, and drizzle with a little more olive oil halfway through. Remove from the oven.
Harissa Dip
- In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, ketchup, harissa, parsley and lime juice.
- Serve alongside the bloomin' onion.