Bloomin' Onion

oxavecamourxo

Just found this on HungrGirl.com and had to share. I definitely want to make this as soon as possible. I LOVE these!

http://www.hungry-girl.com/newsletters/raw/1035

Flower Power
This swap for those notorious fried onion appetizers is slightly more complicated than our other recipes -- but it is SO, SO, SOOOO worth it! And if you share this giant thing with 3 pals (instead of 1), each serving'll have just 96 calories, <1g fat and a POINTS® value of 1*. Rock on, Bloomin' Blossom! (Pssst... click here for an easy-to-follow printable version of this recipe.)

Ingredients:

For Onion:
1 jumbo sweet onion, not peeled
1 cup Fiber One bran cereal (original), ground to a breadcrumb-like consistency in a blender or food processor
1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Original Egg Beaters)
1/4 tsp. seasoned salt (like the one by Lawry's)
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/8 tsp. black pepper

For Sauce:
3 tbsp. fat-free mayonnaise
2 tsp. ketchup
1/8 tsp. seasoned salt
dash chili powder

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine ground cereal with the seasoned salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Mix well and set aside.

Cut the top half-inch of the onion off (from the pointy side, not the flat one). Leaving the root (bottom) intact, carefully peel the outside layer off.

Next, starting from the top, carefully cut the onion down and across the middle, stopping about a half-inch from the root. Repeat to make a criss-cross, cutting the onion down the middle again and stopping a half-inch from the bottom. You should now have 4 sections still attached at the bottom. Cut each of those sections down the middle (from the top), again stopping before you get to the root.

Place the onion, cut side up, in a large bowl, and cover completely with ice water. Allow to sit for 5 - 10 minutes, or until "petals" open up. (You can use your hands to gently help pry them open once they've been soaking for several minutes.) Remove the onion, and dry both the onion and the bowl.

Once both are dry, place the onion back in the bowl, with the petals up. Pour the egg substitute evenly over it, making sure to get in between all the petals (use your hands to separate them). Swirl egg substitute around so the bottom and sides of the onion get coated. Then flip the onion over to drain excess egg substitute. The entire surface of the onion should be covered lightly with egg substitute. Transfer onion to a separate, dry bowl. (You'll likely have about half the egg substitute left in the first bowl.)

Slowly sprinkle ground cereal mixture evenly over the onion, making sure to thoroughly coat each petal -- again, use your hands to separate them -- flipping the onion upside-down once you're almost done coating, so that the entire surface gets coated in crumbs. (If needed, spread a little more egg substitute on any dry spots to get the crumbs to stick.) Spray a baking dish with nonstick spray, and place the onion in it with the petals facing up.

Place dish in the oven and bake for about 40 minutes (until outside is crispy and inside is soft). Meanwhile, combine sauce ingredients. When onion is done, allow it to cool slightly. If you like, carefully cut out the center of the onion (so petals are easy to remove). Serve with sauce and enjoy! MAKES 2 SERVINGS

Serving Size: half of recipe (including half of the sauce)
Calories: 192
Fat: 1.75g
Sodium: 700mg
Carbs: 54g
Fiber: 17g
Sugars: 13g
Protein: 7g

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PokenStick

My wife has made this, the only problem with it was that the Fiber One still tastes like Fiber One at the end, which we're not a fan of. If anyone has made this before and had better luck, please share your experience! I really WANT to like this haha.

blessedmomof8

YUM!
Never had fiber one so maybe I won't be able to tell. Definately going on the try list.

kimmiebear70

My wife has made this, the only problem with it was that the Fiber One still tastes like Fiber One at the end, which we're not a fan of. If anyone has made this before and had better luck, please share your experience! I really WANT to like this haha.

I bet you could substitute something else, so long as you adjust the nutrition info. I'll have to try it and see what I can come up with.

Dencrossgirl

What about part panko crumbs, ground Melba toast, or ground corn flakes instead, I know more fibre is best but a treat is a treat and eating a baked onion instead of a deep fried is a healthier step.

oxavecamourxo

What about part panko crumbs, ground Melba toast, or ground corn flakes instead, I know more fibre is best but a treat is a treat and eating a baked onion instead of a deep fried is a healthier step.

Yeah, I don't have Fiber One cereal, and I found a recipe for panko crumbs so I might just use those instead.

shander7

Looks great! can't wait to try it!

cupajoe

I would think you could sub a number of things for the fiber one...whole wheat bread crumbs, panko, ground wheat thins or other cracker crumbs, a different cereal...a lot of options.