10-Minute Gluten-Free Onion Rings

Liana Werner-Gray

by | Updated: December 4th, 2016

Onion rings are just a fatty, high-calorie side dish unless you make them yourself in a batter that not only curbs your fast food cravings but doesn’t wreck your healthy diet. Whether dining on chicken strips, a double cheeseburger or a patty made of quinoa and veggies, these homemade onion rings are the perfect crunchy ending to your meal. Bonus? They come together in 10 minutes, redefining what you think of as “fast food.”

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10-Minute Gluten-Free Onion Rings

Serves 2 – 4

Ingredients

2 large white onions, sliced into rings
1 cup TigerNut flour
¼ tsp. Redmond Real Salt
¼ tsp. black pepper
1 egg
½ cup TigerNut oil or coconut oil

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, beat egg.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt and pepper.
  3. Drop onion rings first into the egg and coat well. Transfer to flour bowl and coat well.
  4. In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, heat oil. Drop coated rings onto the pan and cook until golden brown.

Liana’s tips:

  • For a vegan version, substitute the egg with a flax egg. In a small bowl, combine 3 tablespoons of water with 1 tablespoon flaxseed meal. Mix and let sit for 15 minutes to thicken.
  • Serve as a snack with organic ketchup or vegan sour cream, or add them as a topping to salads, soups and sandwiches.