Crispy Quinoa Onion Rings
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You can make homemade crispy quinoa onion rings in 30 mins! Using onions, quinoa, breadcrumbs, seasoning and oil of choice to fry! My quinoa onion rings recipe is vegan and gluten-free options are available. Just replace the breadcrumbs with a GF one.
Author: The Edgy Veg
Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Vegan
Serves: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1½ cups puffed quinoa (you can buy store-bought or make puffed quinoa at home with quinoa)
- 2 onions, cut into thick slices & separated into rings
- 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, divided
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp corn starch (potato, or tapioca work as well)
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp curry powder
- 1 cup unsweetened soy milk
- 1½ cups panko-style breadcrumbs
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp garlic salt or garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- Canola, coconut or sunflower oil, to fry
Instructions
- For the onion ring batter, grab a medium-large bowl, whisk together 1 cup flour, baking powder, corn starch, salt, and curry powder in a bowl and whisk to combine. Whisk in soy milk slowly, until you end up with a nice smooth batter.
- For the coating, get another bowl and mix together breadcrumbs, nutritional yeast, garlic salt, oregano, thyme, ground ginger and puffed quinoa. Set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat up your oil in a pot or pan.
- Place a wire cooling rack over a baking sheet.
- In another bowl, add onions that are cut into thick slices & separated into rings. Sprinkle on top 1 cup flour. You could also add flour to the bowl and then individually dip your onion rings in the flour to coat. Use your fingers to mix and coat the onion rings with flour.
- One at a time, dip the flour-coated onion rings in the soy milk batter. Ensure they are fully coated. Then, coat in the dry seasoned flour with puffed quinoa, patting the quinoa onto the onion if necessary to help it stick. Place onto the wire rack, repeat with remaining onion rings.
- Place these guys into the fridge or allow each one to rest for 10 mins while your oil heats up.
- If you use a deep fryer, a deep pan or pot, frying will yield the crispiest, most flavorful onion rings. It is the preferred method.
- If using a deep fryer, heat frying oil (I like peanut or vegetable) to 325-350F. Place onion rings in batches for 2-3 mins each, until browned and crisp.
- If using a deep pan: pour enough vegetable oil to measure 3 inches inside the pan. Cover with a lid and heat the oil over medium-high heat to reach 325-350F. Place onion rings in batches for 2-3 mins each, until browned and crisp. Make sure you do not crowd them or else the temperature will drop too much.
- Remove onion rings from oil and place back onto the cooling rack, so that excess oil can drip off. Repeat.
- If using an oven: Place the coated rings on a lined baking sheet and spray them generously with a cooking oil spray like coconut oil. Bake them at 425F for 20-25 minutes, flipping at 15 mins.
- If using an air fryer, spray the air fryer basket with oil or cooking spray, place the onion rings in a single layer, and spray them generously with the cooking spray. Cook on 375 F for 10 minutes. Flipping halfway through.
- Serve with aioli of choice, alongside burgers, or really, anything else.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 serving Calories: 425 Fat: 1.75g Carbohydrates: 80.75g Sugar: 3.5g Fiber: 5g Protein: 14g
Recipe by The Edgy Veg at https://www.theedgyveg.com/2020/07/16/quinoa-onion-rings/