The air fryer roasted onions are a simple, quick and tasty recipe, perfect as both an appetizer and a light side dish. With just a few minutes of cooking, you will achieve a result very similar to classic baked onions, but with the convenience of the air fryer: golden on the outside, soft and flavorful inside, in about 10 minutes.
To prepare onions in the air fryer, you can choose between white, golden, or the more delicate flat onions: simply cut them in half or into thick slices, season with a drizzle of oil, a pinch of salt, and oregano. A little trick? Add a splash of vinegar directly during cooking: it will make the onions more digestible and give an irresistible aroma.
If you love onions, you can also try the baked gratin onions and the caramelized red onions, or discover how to cook other air fryer vegetables quickly, like peppers, eggplants, or roasted tomatoes.
The air fryer roasted onions will win you over with their simplicity… and once you try them, you won’t let them go.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4 People
- Cooking methods: Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 65.45 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 10.47 (g) of which sugars 4.61 (g)
- Proteins 1.24 (g)
- Fat 2.47 (g) of which saturated 0.39 (g)of which unsaturated 0.04 (g)
- Fibers 2.01 (g)
- Sodium 102.07 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 88 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Air Fryer Onions
- 1.1 lbs onions
- 1 pinch salt
- to taste pepper
- 1 pinch dried oregano
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Tools
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Air Fryer
- Air Fryer Papers
- 1 Oil Sprayer
How to Cook Onions in the Air Fryer
To prepare air fryer roasted onions, start by peeling the onions. If you are using round onions (golden, white, or red), cut them into slices about 0.4 inches thick (1). If you are using flat onions, cut them in half. Line the basket of the air fryer with special paper, then arrange the onion slices side by side (2). Season with about a tablespoon of oil and one of vinegar; to distribute them better, you can use an oil sprayer (3) or a kitchen brush.
Add a pinch of salt, a grind of pepper, and a pinch of dried oregano (4). Cook the onions in the air fryer at 338°F for 10 minutes. Check the cooking degree and, if necessary, continue for another 2 minutes. When they are soft and golden, remove the basket (5) and let them cool.
Serve the roasted onions cold, as a tasty appetizer or as a side dish for meat main courses.
Storage
You can store the onions in the refrigerator, closed in a glass container, for about 3 days.
Tips and Variations
You can also flavor the onions with chives or parsley, but add them at the end of cooking.
