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Chili’s Awesome Blossom
5 from 24 votes

Chili’s Awesome Blossom

Chili’s Awesome Blossom features a large onion cut and shaped to resemble a flower that is double-dipped in seasoned flour and buttermilk before deep frying until golden and crisp. The onion petals separate and open during soaking and frying, creating a crispy, tender texture. It's served with a creamy dipping sauce combining sour cream, ketchup, horseradish, and spices, providing a tangy contrast to the mild, sweet onion.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 201 kcal
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Awesome Blossom
  • 1 onion large
  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons seasoned salt McCormick brand
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper ground
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • vegetable oil for frying
Dipping Sauce
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • ½ teaspoon seasoned salt McCormick brand
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1½ teaspoons horseradish
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika

Instructions

Awesome Blossom
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  1. Mix all dry ingredients together. 
  2. Cut the top 1/4 off the onion (the top has the stem). Then peel the onion but make sure the root stays intact.
  3. Carefully slice the onion from the top stopping about ½ inch above the root (take care not to cut through the root). Slice the rest of the onion like a pie.
  4. Soak the onion in ice-cold water for about 30 minutes until the onion's petals open up and bloom.
  5. Heat oil to 350 degrees.
  6. Drain the onion and dip in flour mixture and dust the onion to cover the onion thoroughly.
  7. Dip onion in buttermilk and back in flour mixture. 
  8. Place the onion in the hot oil and fry until golden. Oil should cover onion.
  9. When done, drain well and place the fried onion on a plate.
  10. Cut the center out of the onion.
Sauce Directions
  1. Mix all sauce ingredients together. Serve the sauce in a small ramekin in the middle of the onion blossom.
  2. Garnish with paprika and just a dash of red pepper.

Nutrition Information

Calories 201kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 26g (9%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Cholesterol 8mg (3%) Sodium 65mg (3%) Potassium 91mg (2%) Fiber 0g (0%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 150IU (3%) Vitamin C 0.4mg (0%) Calcium 45mg (5%) Iron 1.5mg (8%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 201

% Daily Value*

Calories 201kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 26g 9%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 8mg 3%
Sodium 65mg 3%
Potassium 91mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 150IU 3%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0%
Calcium 45mg 5%
Iron 1.5mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.