Air Fryer Blooming Onion

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

1 large white onion

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup milk

2 eggs

1 tablespoon paprika

1 tablespoon garlic salt

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 teaspoon dried oregano

Olive oil spray

1/4 cup mayonnaise

2 tablespoons sour cream

2 tablespoons ketchup

2 teaspoons creamy horseradish sauce

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon paprika

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

Peel the onion and cut off the top, leaving the root intact. Place top of the onion down on a cutting board. Starting 1/2-inch from the root, cut the onion into quarters slicing down toward the cutting board. Then cut each quarter into 3 equal pieces for a total of 12 sections. (see note)

In a medium bowl, stir together flour, paprika, garlic salt, thyme, and oregano. Place the onion into the flour. Use a spoon to make sure to distribute flour mixture and make sure all petals are coated. Shake off any excess flour.

In a medium mixing bowl, whisk milk and eggs together. Coat entire onion in egg mixture. The mixture will be sticky. Then place the onion back into the flour mixture and spoon it all over the onion until coated.

Place a piece of oil into the bottom of your basket of your air fryer. Set the breaded onion on top of the foil and then spray the onion with olive oil spray. This will give the onion a deep-fried texture. Loosely place another piece of foil over the onion to help prevent the tips from burning.

Cook at 340 degrees F for 10 minutes. Spray the onion with more olive oil spray. Cook at 360 degrees F for 10-12 minutes. Remove the foil over the onion and cook for another 3-5 minutes depending on how browned you like it.

While the onion is cooking, make the blossom sauce. Add the mayo, sour cream, ketchup, creamy horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, and cayenne to a small bowl and whisk to combine.

Once the onion is done cooking, transfer it to a large, shallow bowl. Carefully take out the middle of the onion (keep this for snacking!) and place the ramekin of sauce in the center. Serve immediately.