Air Fryer Blooming Onion
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Trim Healthy Mama
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Serves: 2
 
This Hubby Lovin' seasoned onion blossom makes for a great snack or side dish while following a healthier lifestyle. Blooming Onions are the BOMB according to my family.
Ingredients
  • 1 whole onion
For the Batter
  • ¼ cup egg whites (*see Note)
  • ⅛ teaspoon xanthan gum
  • ¼ teaspoon THM Baking Blend
  • ¼ teaspoon THM Whole Husk Psyillium Flakes
  • ⅛ teaspoon Hubby Lovin' Seasoning Mix (*see Note)
For the Breading
  • ½ cup Hubby Lovin' Seasoning Mix
Instructions
  1. Cut the top of your onion and peel the papery skin off the outside, leaving the root end intact.
To cut the petals:
Method 1 :
  1. Flip the onion to the flat side and score it about ⅛" from the root end through to the top in equal portions around your onion. Then cut each of those portions in ½ in the same manner.
Method 2:
  1. Use a handheld apple corer/ onion slicer to slice smaller onions into pettals by pressing it firmly from the top down to within ⅛" from the root end.
  2. Place cut onion into a bowl of cold water and soak for approximately 10 minutes, this allows the petals to open easier.
  3. While onion is soaking, place the egg whites into a bowl with the xanthan gum and beat until soft peaks form. Stir in the remaining ingredients. set aside. Remove onion from the water and drain it so that most of the water is removed. from the petals.
  4. Place about ¼ cup of breading mix onto a parchment lined pan. Then dip your onion in the batter mixture and cover the petals, use a pastry brush if needed.
  5. Set your battered onion onto the parchment where you put the breading mixture. Then sprinkle the remaining breading mixture over the petals and top of your onion.
  6. Spritz with coconut or avocado oil and place in your oven or air fryer.
In the Oven:
  1. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes
In the Air Fryer:
  1. Bake at 385 degrees for 15 minutes
Notes
You can use the white from 1-2 whole eggs.

Hubby Lovin' Seasoning is a proprietary name for the seasoning used on page 218 from Trim Healthy Table.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ½ an onion Calories: 40 Carbohydrates: 6g Sodium: 60mg Fiber: 1g Protein: 4g Cholesterol: 0mg
Recipe by Wonderfully Made and Dearly Loved at https://wonderfullymadeanddearlyloved.com/air-fryer-blooming-onion/