Vegan Onion Rings (Quinoa Crusted)

Large quinoa coated onion rings on a parchment-covered baking tray.

Vegan Onion Rings (Quinoa Crusted)

These vegan onion rings are easy to make and coated with an extra crispy, crunchy quinoa breading! Along with a few simple spices, this is a delicious vegan side dish or appetizer.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American-inspired, Vegan

Keyword Quinoa onion rings, Vegan baked onion rings

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 15

Total Time 40

Servings Servings

Calories 207kcal

Equipment

Non-stick pan , medium-sized
3 Bowls , medium-sized
Cutting board
Knife
Baking tray
Parchment paper (or silicone baking mat)

Ingredients

1 large onion
½ cup soy milk
½ cup corn starch
⅓ cup quinoa
1 cup panko breadcrumbs (or whole wheat breadcrumbs)
1 ½ tablespoons nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning (or other seasoning salt)
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
Oil spray

Instructions

Toast Quinoa

Place quinoa into a medium-sized non-stick pan over medium heat.
⅓ cup quinoa
Allow quinoa to toast to a golden brown color, about 5 minutes. Frequently move the quinoa around your pan to prevent any pieces from burning.
Once browned, remove from heat and set off to side to cool.

Prepare Onions and Coating

Peel and cut the large onion into ¾ inch thick slices. Carefully pull apart each onion ring and set aside (center pieces that are too small can be used for other recipes).
1 large onion
Gather 3 medium bowls. In the first, measure out corn starch. In the second, soy milk.
½ cup corn starch, ½ cup soy milk
In the third bowl, toss together the toasted quinoa, panko breadcrumbs, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, Old Bay seasoning and smoked paprika.
⅓ cup quinoa, 1 cup panko breadcrumbs, 1 ½ tablespoons nutritional yeast, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning, ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
Cover a baking tray with parchment paper or silicone baking mat to prevent sticking.
Preheat the oven to 400 °F.

Bread Onion Rings

To bread, take one ring of onion and dip it into the soy milk. Allow excess milk to drip off then coat with corn starch. Tap the onion ring on the edge of the corn starch bowl to knock off excess.
Dip the ring back into soy milk and ensure all cornstarch is wet.
Place the onion ring into the breadcrumb mixture and press breadcrumbs onto the ring so it’s evenly coated.
Place onto baking tray and repeat until all rings are breaded.
Spray a generous amount of oil onto the onion rings then flip them over and spray the other side.
Oil spray

Bake and Serve

Bake onion rings for 15 minutes. You can flip the rings halfway through for even browning.
Serve with your favorite dipping sauce.

Notes

Accuracy of nutrition information cannot be guaranteed (certain ingredients may not have all nutrients listed in the database); amounts may vary (and will vary depending on brands of ingredients used); all nutrition fact values rounded to the nearest whole number.

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