Air fryer Onion

These caramelized air fryer onions are the bomb! I love their beautiful sweet flavor and crunch. Have them as a delish vegetable side or use in your burger, wraps, pulaos or biryanis.

These air fried onions can are a great way to make sautéed onions. So good if you love making curries like I do.

You can make them lightly sautéed or dark caramelized or just have them with crispy edges.

It depends upon how you like the onions and for what purpose you are planning on using them.

You can also do onions and potatoes together in the air fryer. They take similar time to get browned.

You may also like: air fryer breakfast potatoes, air fryer onion petals, air fryer roasted vegetables, air fryer carrots, air fryer zucchini, air fryer broccoli.

Variations:

This recipe is vegan, gluten-free and low carb.

This recipe needs a little oil as without oil, the onions tend to burn very quickly and don’t cook evenly.

Tips for Making the Perfect Air fryer Onions

1. I have use red onion here as I love the zing. White onion is even sweeter and perfect for this recipe.

2. Adding just a bit of salt and oil caramelizes and crisps up the onion well. Make sure to add the salt just before you put the onion in for air frying or it will release water and get mushy.

3. Preheating the air fryer helps in quickly crisping up the onions.

4. I have used one large onion of 230 gm. or 8 oz. here. The onion was peeled cut into half and then sliced finely.

5. I have used only 1 tsp. of peanut oil in this recipe. Avocado oil or coconut oil works well too.

6. You can season your onions with any seasoning of choice but it would be better to toss them later with seasoning after air frying. As the seasoning may burn.

7. These onions lose their crunch once refrigerated. It’s best to consume them fresh.

Stepwise Pictures:

Take one large red or white onion. Slice off the end and the stem part. Then peel off the outer skin.

Cut it into half vertically. Then slice each half into fine slices. Ensure that all the slices are of similar size.

Preheat air fryer at 160C or 320F for 4 minutes. Wait for the preheating time to be almost over before assembling your onion.

This is because you don’t want the onion to sit around in salt and get soggy.

Toss the onion slices quickly with the salt and oil.

Then add to the preheated air fryer. Set your air fryer for 12 minutes at 160C or 320F.

After 6 minutes, you can see that the onions look cooked and have lovely crispy edges.

If this is how you wanted your onion (sautéed) then take out and serve.

If like me, you wanted them browner and caramelized, then put them back in, shake them a bit and air fry for about 3 minutes more at 160C or 320F.

Keep an eye on the onions as you don’t want them to get burnt.

Do remember that the onions will cook very fast so watch after every minute of air frying time till you get your desired caramelization.

Now take them out and serve as a side or in your burger or wrap. I often use these when preparing biryani.

They are so crispy and delicious. Enjoy.

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Air fryer Onion

Rachna Parmar

Delicious sauteed and caramelized air fryer onion is super easy and convenient to make. Have them as a side or in a wrap, burger or salads.

5 from 10 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 14 minutes mins

Total Time 19 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 2

Calories 22 kcal

Equipment

• Air fryer
• Chef's knife

Ingredients

 

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• 8 oz. onion or about 230 gm.
• 1 tsp. peanut oil or avocado oil
• ¼ tsp. salt

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Instructions

 

• Take one large red or white onion. Remove the end and the stem part. Then peel off the outer skin. Cut it into half vertically. Then slice each half into fine slices. Ensure that all the slices are of similar size.
• Preheat air fryer at 160C or 320F for 4 minutes. Wait for the preheating time to be almost over before assembling your onion.
• This is because you don’t want the onion to sit around in salt and get soggy.
• Toss the onion slices quickly with the salt and oil. Then add to the preheated air fryer. Set your air fryer for 12 minutes at 160C or 320F.
• After 6 minutes, you can see that the onions look cooked and have lovely crispy edges. If this is how you wanted your onion (sautéed) then take out and serve.
• If like me, you wanted them browner and caramelized, then put them back in, shake them a bit and air fry for about 3 minutes more at 160C or 320F.
• Keep an eye on the onions as you don’t want them to get burnt. Do remember that the onions will cook very fast so watch after every minute of air frying time till you get your desired caramelization.
• Now take them out and serve as a side or in your burger or wrap. I often use these when preparing biryani.
• They are so crispy and delicious. Enjoy.

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Notes

1. I have use red onion here as I love the zing. White onion is even sweeter and perfect for this recipe.
2. Adding just a bit of salt and oil caramelizes and crisps up the onion well. Make sure to add the salt just before you put the onion in for air frying or it will release water and get mushy.
3. Preheating the air fryer helps in quickly crisping up the onions.
4. I have used one large onion of 230 gm. or 8 oz. here. The onion was peeled cut into half and then sliced finely.
5. I have used only 1 tsp. of peanut oil in this recipe. Avocado oil or coconut oil works well too.
6. You can season your onions with any seasoning of choice but it would be better to toss them later with seasoning after air frying. As the seasoning may burn.
7. These onions lose their crunch once refrigerated. It’s best to consume them fresh.

Nutrition

Calories: 22kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 239mgPotassium: 1mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 1mg

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