Onion Blossom / Onion Flower
with Dipping Sauce like
Outback's® Bloomin' Onion® & Lonestar's® Texas Tumbleweed

Serves: 4
Prep. Time: 0:45

1/2 cup mayonnaise - low-fat okay
2 Tbls. grated horseradish
2 tsp. tomato ketchup
1/4 tsp. paprika
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 pinch dried oregano
1 dash black pepper
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 pinch ground thyme
1 egg - beaten
1 cup milk - low-fat okay
1 lrg. Vidalia onion - flowered (see instructions, below)

-Stir together first 8 ingredients; cover and refrigerate until needed.
-Stir together flour, 1 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper, 1/2 tsp. black pepper, and thyme; set aside.
-Beat together egg and milk; set aside.
-Thoroughly cover flowered onion in flour mixture, shaking off excess; coat onion in egg wash; thoroughly cover onion in flour mixture, shaking off excess.
-Refrigerate coated onion for 30 minutes.
-Deep-fry in 350 degree oil for 10 minutes; drain on a brown paper bag.
-Serve fried onion with prepared sauce for dipping.