Air Fryer Zucchini Fries

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I really like how joyful and wholesome spending time outdoors makes me really feel, so I backyard. Part of the results of that’s that there’s at all times an abundance of zucchini through the summer season months. Zucchini crops are such tremendous producers that I often discover myself with extra greens than I do know what to do with. I’ve provide you with a lot of recipes over time to utilize them. These tasty, crispy, air fryer zucchini fries are the most recent.

Frying within the Air Fryer

I’ve been re-testing quite a lot of my outdated fried recipes, like my do-it-yourself mozzarella sticks, within the air fryer currently. I do take pleasure in frying stuff often, however doing it within the air fryer is an enormous time saver. I’ve an enormous chrome steel one that permits me to prepare dinner extra without delay than the smaller form.

If you don’t have an air fryer you may completely bake these within the oven. Just just be sure you go away loads of area between them. Also, I might broil them for the previous few minutes to ensure they’re good and crispy.

Making the Zucchini Fries

To make the fries, you should first lower the zucchini into evenly sized sticks about 3-4 inches lengthy. I don’t trouble peeling the zucchini. 

To bread the zucchini fries I exploit the traditional dip it in overwhelmed egg after which flour breading approach. Simple tried and true, and sure, messy. But that’s okay. We’re washable.

Since we are inclined to keep away from most grains although, I normally use almond flour for the breading of fried meals. Example: these rooster fingers. In the case of those zucchini fries, I combine the almond flour with Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and salt. 

Once the zucchini fries are breaded and able to go, simply give them a spritz with oil and stick them within the air fryer for about 10 minutes. You might should work in batches relying on the scale of your air fryer. Resist the temptation to crowd all of them in there without delay otherwise you gained’t have a pleasant crispy exterior.

And that’s actually all there’s to it! The breading is essentially the most labor-intensive a part of all of it, however in the event you’ve obtained youngsters working round allow them to do it. They’ll have enjoyable and be additional excited to style what they’ve made.

Need a Dipping Sauce?

Some of my youngsters are die-hard dippers. I’ve obtained a pair that basically don’t appear to require condiments in any respect, which makes the dippers suppose the non-dippers are fully insane. So in the event you’ve obtained dippers in your life, it’s possible you’ll need to take into account a sauce to dunk these zucchini fries in. 

We actually like lemon garlic aioli and chipotle mayo. Also honey mustard is a well-liked choice. And ranch dip is at all times a favourite.

Air Fryer Zucchini Fries

Katie Wells

Healthy zucchini fries breaded with almond flour and Parmesan cheese after which cooked within the air fryer for a pleasant crunchy exterior.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 27 minutes

Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Calories 182 kcal

Instructions 

• Cut the ends off the zucchini and discard.

• Cut the zucchini into sticks about 3-4 inches lengthy and ½ inch thick.

• In a shallow bowl, beat the eggs, then put aside.

• In a shallow dish, combine collectively the almond flour, Parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning, and salt.

• Bread the zucchini sticks by dipping them first within the overwhelmed egg after which within the almond flour combination.

• Place them within the air fryer basket/tray leaving area between each.

• Spritz them with just a little oil and air fry them at 400°F for 10 minutes or till crispy and browned.

• Work in batches repeating steps 7 and eight as essential till all of the zucchini fries are cooked.

• Serve instantly plain or along with your favourite dipping sauce and luxuriate in!

Notes

If you’d moderately bake these within the oven, simply prepare dinner them at 425° for about 25 minutes after which broil them for a few minutes to get them good and crispy.

Nutrition

Calories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 10gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 550mgPotassium: 295mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 352IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 173mgIron: 2mg

Have you ever made zucchini fries? What’s your favourite technique to make zucchini?