Step 1

To prepare crispy fried onions: In a bowl, whisk together 1 cup flour, buttermilk, egg, baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt to form batter. In a separate bowl, whisk together remaining ½ cup flour, ½ teaspoon salt, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika and cayenne powder.

Step 2

Separate onion slices into rings. Dip rings into seasoned flour. Shaking off excess flour, dip onion rings into the prepared batter.

Step 3

In a deep fryer or large heavy bottomed pot, heat 2-3 inches of oil to 375 degrees. Working in batches, fry onions for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels and immediately sprinkle with additional salt.

Step 4

Serve immediately or keep warm in a preheated 250-degree oven until ready to serve.

Step 5

For Buffalo Blue Cheese Veggie Burgers: Preheat an outdoor grill to medium-high heat and oil grill grates. Grill frozen MorningStar® Farms Meat Lovers Burgers for 2-3 minutes per side or until burgers reach an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.

Step 6

Place grilled burger patties on buns. Top burger patties with 1-2 tablespoons buffalo hot sauce, 1-2 tablespoons blue cheese crumbles and 3-4 fried onion rings. Serve immediately with additional crispy fried onion rings on the side.