Healthy, Raw Vegan Onion Rings

One of the funnest things about vegan cooking is discovering all the different substitutes and recipes for foods you used to eat but you cannot anymore. Another great thing is knowing that these substitutes and recipes are healthy, so you can eat as much as you like. Fried food is something that so many people love and eat without a thought about what it is doing to their bodies. It does, however, make a nice side with a sandwich, if only it was healthy. Well, it can be :)

To make your own healthy onion rings, you will need...

1/4 Cup buckwheat flour
1/4 flax meal or ground up flax seeds
1/4 rolled oats ground up
Seasonings of your choice ( salt, pepper, garlic, cayenne pepper, paprika, coriander, etc)
1 onion sliced thinly

In a food processor, mix all the ingredients except the onion until blended well. Take your onion and slice it as thin as possible, and than pull each layer apart so you get different sized rings. Put them in a bowl and drizzle some water onto of them.


Take each ring and dip it into the mixture, and than place it onto a dehydrator mesh sheet. Dehydrate at 105 degrees F for 6-12 hours, or until they are as crunchy as you like. Serve on the side of a sandwich or in a salad! If you do not have a dehydrator, you can always stick them in the oven, but if you cook them above 110 degrees F they will not be considered raw; they will still taste AWESOME though!

Eat everything,
Julia