Air Fried Zucchini Fries

Air Fried Zucchini is another way to consume fresh zucchini picked from your garden. Zucchini Fries are just as tasty as potato fries and with a few ingredients are transformed into a side dish that your kids and family will love. Your kids won't even know that they are eating their veggies!

Air fried zucchini taste so much better when you add ingredients like grated parmesan cheese, olive oil, breadcrumbs and spices.

Is Air Fried Zucchini Healthy?

Air fried zucchini is definitely more healthy than deep fried zucchini and tastes just as good when prepared just the right way. Deep frying anything is unhealthy because your food is drenched in trans fats that are then consumed and digested. Eating and consuming foods cooked in trans fats results in an increased risk of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and some types of cancer. Skip the deep fryer and air fry or bake your foods with minimal cooking oils, and monounsaturated fats like olive oil.

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Can you Cook Fried Zucchini in an Air Fryer?

Yes, absolutely! Just remember to prepare your zucchini before frying them by salting them and allowing them to sweat. Allowing the zucchini to sweat for about thirty minutes to an hour pulls out a lot of moisture from the zucchini resulting in a crispy fried zucchini.

How Long to Air Fry Fried Zucchini?

Since air fryers vary from one to another, the best advice for you is trial and error. I use a Kalorik Max Air Fryer Convection Oven. The Kalorik Max comes with an air fryer basket and pre set cooking temperatures. Air fried zucchini at 425 degrees F at 20 to 25 minutes yields a perfect zucchini fry that is crisp!

This dish was inspired by these recipes that make great use of the over abundance eggplant and zucchini growing in the garden:

• Zucchini Fritters
• Eggplant and Zucchini Sauté
• Breaded Eggplant Slices

While eggplant and zucchini grow out of control in the garden during the summer months, this recipe for air fried zucchini fries can be made any time of the year. Whether you use store bought zucchini or fresh zucchini from the garden these zucchini fries will be a hit!

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Ingredients Needed to Make Air Fryer Zucchini

You'll need the following ingredients for your zucchini air fryer recipe:

• Olive Oil
• Grated Parmesan Cheese
• Breadcrumbs
• Egg
• Salt
• Onion Powder
• Garlic Powder
• Black Pepper
• Oregano (Optional)

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How to Make Air Fried Zucchini Fries

In a bowl combine and mix olive oil with the parmesan cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, breadcrumbs, pepper. Set aside. Cut zucchini in strips not longer than 4 inches and sprinkle with salt. Let sit for at least 30 minutes. Salt will pull excess water from zucchini.

Set the zucchini in a strainer, and set the strainer over top a bowl to catch any drippings.

Pat zucchini dry with paper towel. In a bowl whisk an egg, take a zucchini and dip it in the wash then dip in the breadcrumb mixture and pat the mixture onto the fries.

Transfer and place in a single layer on an air fryer basket. Spray fries with cooking oil. Repeat.

Remove when they are golden brown but not burnt, about 20 to 25 minutes at 425 degrees F.

Top tip

If you are using seasoned breadcrumbs, do not use any extra salt and reduce the amount of parmesan cheese.

Hint: Using seasoned breadcrumbs may result in your zucchini fries being salty.

Substitutions and Variations

Here are a few substitutions and variations to bring a twist to this zucchini air fryer recipe.

• Almond Flour - make it gluten free by substituting the bread crumbs with almond or coconut flour
• Red Pepper Flakes - add red pepper flakes for a spicy treat
• Dip Sauce - dip the zucchini fries in a homemade dip or store bought dip
• Zucchini Slices - slice your zucchini to make air fryer zucchini chips without a coating

If you know how to make this recipe unique or suit your diet - go for it! Let me know what you did and how it turned out by leaving me a comment. I'd love to hear from you.

Equipment

It goes without saying that you need an air fryer in order to make these air fryer zucchini fries. But if you don't have an air fryer, you can use a toaster oven. Remember to flip your fries mid way through cooking.

Bowls and tongs will come in handy to help prepare the food and transfer the fries from air fryer basket to serving dish.

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Storage

Any leftovers should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for not longer than 3 to 4 days.

These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.

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