[header] How to make a blooming onion [title] Cut off the top of the onion and remove the skin. [step] Cut an " x " pattern into the onion, being careful not to cut all the way through the onion. Leave 1/2 " of the base of the onion in tact. 
Continue cutting " x " patterns into the onion by turning the onion 90 degrees, then cut another " x " shape. Keep doing this until you cut at least 10-14 times across the onion.