Onion \"bloom\" (ww)

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 large Super-sweet onion; (about 1 pound; try Spanish Sweets)
1 teaspoon Vegetable oil
¼ ounce Cornflake crumbs
pinch Ground red pepper
pinch Seasoned salt
1 Eggwhite
½ cup Nonfat sour cream
2 teaspoons Reduced calorie mayonnaise
1½ teaspoon Prepared horseradish; 1-2 ts
½ small Garlic clove; finely minced
3.  In small bowl, combine cornflake crumbg, pepper and salt; set
4.  In medium bowl, beat egg white until foamy. Dip cookd onion

Directions

ONION

DIP

1. Preheat oven to 350~F. Spray 2-cup round baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

2. Trim root and end of onion so that it stands upright. Slice off ½" fro top and remove peel. With sharp knife, cut triangular slices to center of onion, slicing from top down and stopping ½" from bottom, working your way around onion to make several "petals." Place upright in microwave-safe covered dish and drizzle evenly with oil; cover and microwave on High 1½-2 minutes, until onion is slightly tender and petals have begun to separate.

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into beaten white, coating petals throughly. Place in prepared baking dish and sprinkle evenly with cornflake crumb mixture. Bake until lightly browned and crisp, 10-12 minutes.

5. Meanwhile, to prepare dip, in small bowl, combine sour cream, mayonnaise, horseradish and garlic. (May be prepared up to 2 days ahead; cover and chill.)

6. Serve cooked onion immediately, with dip on the side.

Serving (⅛ of onion, with 1 tablespoon dip) provides: ¼ FA, 1 V, 15 C. Per serving: 48 cal, 2 g pro, 7 g car, 1 g fat (0 sta), 43 mg sod, 0 mg chol, 1 g fib.

Source: "Weight Watchers," April 1995. A low-fat, baked version that's as tasty as the fried original Bloomin' Onion.

Formatted for MM by Joyce Burton.

Posted by Kay Crowley, KOOK-NET : Boomerville USA Houston TX * 713-370-1448

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