# Bloomin' Onion (Air Fryer)

This recipe shows how to make a bloomin' onion in an air fryer, an appetizer resembling a flower.

- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 onion
- eggs
- milk
- flour
- salt
- cayenne
- paprika
- black pepper
- oregano
- thyme
- cumin
- oil or cooking spray
- mayonnaise
- creamy horseradish
- paprika
- cayenne pepper
- oregano
- salt
- black pepper
- ketchup

## Instructions

1. Slice off the top inch of the onion.
2. Trim off a little on the bottom to keep it stable.
3. Peel away the papery skin.
4. Use a paring knife or an apple core and take out the center, about three-quarters of the way down.
5. Once the center is out, make a cut three-quarters of the way down.
6. Turn the onion 90 degrees and cut again.
7. Keep cutting each section in half until you have 16 sections.
8. Carefully loosen up all the layers.
9. In one bowl, mix together eggs and milk.
10. In another large bowl, mix together flour, salt, cayenne, paprika, black pepper, oregano, thyme, and cumin.
11. Take your onion, spread out the leaves, and dip it into the milk mixture.
12. Dip the onion into the flour mixture.
13. Dip the onion back into the milk mixture.
14. Dip the onion back into the flour mixture, shaking out any excess flour.
15. Spritz the onion with some oil or cooking spray.
16. Pop the onion into a preheated air fryer at 375 degrees for about 25 to 30 minutes.
17. Mix together mayonnaise, creamy horseradish, paprika, cayenne pepper, oregano, salt, black pepper, and a little bit of ketchup for the dipping sauce.

## Equipment

- paring knife
- apple core
- air fryer
- large bowl

## Tips

- Don't go all the way through when taking out the center of the onion.
- Shake out any excess flour.
- Give the onion a good spritz with oil or cooking spray before air frying.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/3116094105254845/?fs=e&mibextid=wwXIfr&fs=e
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/955ad586-c58e-4f12-9033-279941749a1d
- Extracted: 2026-03-24

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