Air Fryer Blooming Onion with Spicy Dipping Sauce
Air Fryer Blooming Onion with a flavorful protein-packed spicy dipping sauce — the same fun appetizer experience, made healthier with mindful ingredients and oven-baked goodness.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 112kcal
Equipment
- Kitchen Knife
- Air Fryer Lid
Ingredients
Blooming Onion
- 1 onion large, white or sweet
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp water
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp black pepper
Dipping Sauce
- ¾ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp hot sauce
- 1 tsp chili powder or cayenne pepper to make it spicy
- ½ tsp garlic salt
Instructions
Oven
- 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. 1 onion
- 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. 2 eggs, 1 tbsp water
- In a second bowl, mix together the almond flour, garlic salt, paprika, and pepper. ¼ cup almond flour, 1 tsp garlic salt, 1 tsp paprika, ½ tsp black 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. ¾ cup Greek yogurt, 1 tbsp hot sauce, 1 tsp chili powder, ½ tsp garlic salt
Air Fryer
- 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. 1 onion
- 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. 2 eggs, 1 tbsp water
- In a second bowl, mix together the almond flour, garlic salt, paprika, and pepper. ¼ cup almond flour, 1 tsp garlic salt, 1 tsp paprika, ½ tsp black 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. ¾ cup Greek yogurt, 1 tbsp hot sauce, 1 tsp chili powder, ½ tsp garlic salt
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Notes
Cut the onion carefully and keep the root intact so the “petals” stay together as it cooks.
Nutrition
Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 1047mg | Potassium: 159mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 602IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 1mg