OMG Oven-Baked Onion Rings

OMG Oven-Baked Onion Rings, page 59

By Sunday, the whole family was back together again - I had returned from my trip to Bastrop, SweetPea was back home after celebrating her friend's birthday with an all-day outing to the mall, and El Hombre and SweetPotato were wiped out after many rounds of miniature golf and bumper cars at a local amusement park.

It was time to wrap up a busy weekend by firing up the grill to cook up some Gardenburger Veggie Medley Patties, serving them with some crispy, oven baked onion rings.

I'm going to say right up front that these onion rings were a p-i-t-a to make; it's messy work to dip each ring into the batter and then dredge in the crumbs, and I'm not entirely sure it was worth it. Don't get me wrong: these were good onion rings. Despite being oversalty (totally my fault), they were tasty, and they had the crispy texture you want in an onion ring. They are definitely waaaaaay better than Hungry Girl's Fiber One onion rings. But truthfully, I got more gastronomic pleasure from my veggie burger on a whole-wheat bun, topped with lettuce, tomato, avocado, and Dijon mustard, mmmm....

But don't let me discourage you. They were good. I might make them again. But I might not.

As an aside, look who showed up to the photo shoot - isn't he cute???

The green anole lizard cautiously contemplates the onion rings...