Crispy Air Fryer Onions
Make crispy delicious onions in your air fryer! These homemade french fried onions are a healthy alternative and perfect for topping salads, chili, dips, casseroles, or just snacking. The easy recipe is dairy-free, vegan, and super easy to make.
Ingredients
- 1 large yellow onion thinly sliced
- 2 cups unsweetened plain non-dairy milk enough to just cover the onions
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 3/4 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- Mix together the non-dairy milk, vinegar, and oil in a shallow pie dish and let sit white you slice the onion. Submerge the onions in the milk/vinegar/oil mixture. Make sure they are covered in the liquid. If you need to add more non-dairy milk, do so. Let soak for at least 10 minutes. Feel free to soak the onions for up to 30 minutes.
- While the onions soak, grab a mixing bowl. To it, add the flour, sea salt, and black pepper. Whisk until combined.
- Remove the onions from the non-dairy milk. Toss your onions with the flour mixture to get a nice coating.
- Lightly spray the air-fryer basket with oil. Then, spray your flour-coated onions with oil as well, tossing to make sure they all get oil on them. You’ll want to cook these in two batches, so add half the onions to the basket and place in the air fryer.
- Cook the onions at 280F for 20 minutes, stopping to shake the basket every 5 minutes. Remove the onions from the air fryer and let cool before eating. Use them to top all your holiday dishes like mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and basically your entire life!
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Notes
Not all air fryers are the same, so the cooking time may need to be adjusted slightly. You do want to be sure you're using an air fryer with a fryer basket. We use and love this one by Cook's Essentials.
How to Store Leftover Onions
Store leftover onions in an air-tight container on your counter for up to 5 daysAir Fried Onion Variations
You can slice the onions into onion wedges or onion petals to do something similiar to The Blooming Onion from Outback Steakhouse. You can also use this recipe as a framework for making home air fryer onion rings. In this case, you may want to add some panko bread crumbs or regular breadcrumbs to the breading mix as well.Seasoning Options
We kept the flavor combo pretty basic here, but, as always, feel free to get creative. Here’s another great use for our Copycat Red Robin Seasoning or Homemade Chili Seasoning! Other seasoning ideas: chili powder, onion powder, lemon pepper, or garlic powder!Nutrition
Serving: 1/10 the recipeCalories: 124kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 479mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3g
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