This is a popular appetiser that has it’s origins in the good old USof A. It is usually deep fried & a gazillion points but I’ve used breadcrumbs instead of flour & skinnied up this fabulously tasty dish. Made for dipping the warm oniony petals into scrummy dip it’s great for when you have friends around & is made for sharing! If you like onion rings you will love this. It looks slightly complicated but believe me it’s extremely easy & has the added Wow factor for entertaining. I’m a little at a loss at pointing it purely because it doesn’t use near half the breadcrumbs or egg prepared but you need the amount to season & coat it well so I’m shaving a point off for unused products (you can freeze the extra seasoned breadcrumbs to use again on chicken or what not) 6 points for the whole lot including the entire dip so give it 3pp if sharing with one & less if sharong with more. On Filling & Healthy plan it comes in at just 1pp for the whole lot if you use bread that’s in the designated list 

  For the Onion:

1 large spanish onion

2 slices of calorie controlled bread

1 egg

1/4 tsp smoked paprika 

Salt & pepper

1/2 tsp dried oregano 

1/2 tsp dried thyme

1/2 tsp dried parsley 

1/2 tsp ground cumin 

1/4 tsp garlic granules

For the Sweet Chilli Dip:

100g 0% fat greek yogurt

1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce 

Combine the yogurt & sweet chilli sauce swirling to get a marbled effect. Cover & refrigerate unril needed. Preheat your oven to 200c & blitz all your breadcrumb mixture & spices in a food processor to make fine breadcrumbs. Peel your onion & slice a little off the top part. Carefully slice away the root hair being careful to leave the root intact. Place onion on a chopping board root side up. Carefully start to slice 1/2 a centimetre from the root downwards. Turn 90 degrees & slice again continue making 4 cuts. Cut again in between these segments as thin as you can without cutting through. Line a baking sheet with baking paper & flip the onion carefully over onto it. Brush with the beaten egg being careful to get in between the petals of onion. Start sprinkling on the breadcrumbs delicately pressing down & use a fork to seperate the petals & get the breadcrumbs between them. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until breadcrumbs brown & serve with the dip. Enjoy!