I love converting unhealthy recipes to healthy raw food recipes. Onion rings were always one of my favorite treats, but I refuse to eat the deep fried variety anymore. They are soaked with oil and breaded with nothing that is health promoting. I still love them and wanted to find a healthy way to enjoy them.
I have seen a few onion ring recipes but I wanted something that was similar to the traditional way of making them. Using the technique of soaking the onions, I employed almond milk. You will use the almond milk for soaking and also for breading for the rings. Once you make the milk, you save the nut pulp, dehydrate it and combine it with spices and a little flax. One warning…you really need to use a mild or sweet onion for this recipe or the onion flavor will be too strong.
Onion Rings
Almond Milk:
- 1 C soaked almonds
- 4 C water
Combine soaked almonds and water in blender. Strain through nutmilk bag. Save the pulp and dehydrate it.
Onion rings
- 1 Large Onion
- 4 C Almond Milk
- 3/4 C Almond Milk Pulp
- 1 C Ground Flax (3/4 C before grinding)
- 1 T. Smoked Paprika
- 1/2 t Ground Chipotle
- 1/2 t Salt
Slice onions and place in zip lock bag with almond milk. Soak while pulp is dehydrating. When pulp is done dehydrating, place in food processor with flax, spices and salt. Separate into two batches. If you use all of it at once, a lot of it will be come saturated and too wet to use. Splitting it into separate batches protects against waste. Drain onion rings, RESERVING milk. Dip onion ring in the milk, then in the almond flax mixture, dip in milk once again and then in almond flax mixture again to get a heavier coating. Dehydrate for 6 to 8 hours until almost dry. You want the onions to retain a little moisture, the breading should be dry.
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Oh Lady, those look delish!
i love onion rings. cant wait to try these!
now by mild or sweet. what are you recommendations?
I would ask your grocer for the sweetest ones they have in stock. It changes constantly.
This looks like a great way to make onion rings and use leftover almond pulp!
BRAVO! You give me such great inspiration…thanks yet again! (Gets dehydrated onions from pantry…)
Those are grand looking!
Enjoy!
Fabulous!! Thank you for this Susan!!
xo
Eco Mama
these look fantastic! they look ready to dip into some light and tangy sauce… i’m feeling creamy with cucumbers perhaps with a little cilantro and garlic? mmmmmm…… Delish!
Nom nom nom. This look amazing. I just saw another similar recipe today. This one seems a bit easier. Definitely going to have to make this one. I have two large onions just calling out to me right now.
Sorry this may be a stupid question, but how do you dehydrate them?
In raw food “cooking” we use a dehydrator. See http://www.rawmazing.com/articles/raw-food-equipment-questions-dehydrators/
Great recipe. I can’t wait to try it myself. I’ve dehydrated onions by themselves, with a light dressing, and haven’t found the right combination. Have a happy holiday!
How long do you dehydrate the pulp, and are the onion rings soaking the total time of the dehydration?
You dehydrate the pulp until it is dry. 2-3 hours. And yes, the onions are soaking the entire time.
These look nice and crispy and I’d bet they have a great flavor from all the almonds. Too bad I don’t have a dehydrator. The ten hour wait is kind of a bummer too, but I’m sure they’re a great treat when you plan ahead.
only one onion? w/4 cups of almond milk?
Yes…one large onion will make a lot of onion rings.
Wow, either I am very hungry right now or those are amazing looking!