Falafel Crusted Bloomin’ Onion Recipe
Even if you’ve never been to an Outback Steakhouse (confession: I have not), you know what a bloom’ onion is, and you know it’s delicious. The onion is cut all down the sides, while keeping the bottom intact, breaded and deep fried, allowing all those individual little onion”petals” to get torn off, dipped and devoured. This recipe uses Trader Joe’s falafel mix instead of bread crumbs as a fun Israeli twist on the original, although you could stick to the more conventional recipe and use seasoned flour and bread crumbs.
I’ll fully admit that this recipe can be a little tricky to execute, so here are a few tips:
- Keep a little space at the base where you are cutting do the onion “petals” don’t flop all the way down making it more difficult to keep intact.
- Soak the onion in a cold water bath for 10 minutes and then drain well before proceeding with the breading.
- After the onion has been breaded, pop it into the fridge or freezer for 10 minutes to allow that breading to really set.
- If you are deeply committed, buy yourself one of these relatively cheep blooming’ onion sets to make the cutting and prep just that bit easier. (Also makes a fun gift for that Outback lover in your life).
Make sure to check out our video tutorial on instagram to watch the step-by-step!
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