Air Fryer Zucchini Fries

I like how completely satisfied and wholesome spending time outdoors makes me really feel, so I backyard. A part of the results of that’s that there’s all the time an abundance of zucchini throughout the summer time 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 give you quite a few 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 lots of my previous fried recipes, like my do-it-yourself mozzarella sticks, within the air fryer these days. I do get pleasure from frying stuff sometimes, however doing it within the air fryer is an enormous time saver. I’ve a large stainless-steel one that permits me to cook dinner extra directly than the smaller variety.

When you don’t have an air fryer you may completely bake these within the oven. Simply just be sure you depart loads of area between them. Additionally, I might broil them for the previous couple of minutes to ensure they’re good and crispy.

Making the Zucchini Fries

To make the fries, you want to first reduce the zucchini into evenly sized sticks about 3-4 inches lengthy. I don’t hassle peeling the zucchini. 

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

Since we are likely to keep away from most grains although, I often use almond flour for the breading of fried meals. Instance: these hen fingers. Within the case of those zucchini fries, I combine the almond flour with Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and salt. 

As soon as 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 could have to work in batches relying on the scale of your air fryer. Resist the temptation to crowd all of them in there directly 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 if you happen to’ve bought children operating round allow them to do it. They’ll have enjoyable and be further excited to style what they’ve made.

Want a Dipping Sauce?

A few of my children are die-hard dippers. I’ve bought 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 if you happen to’ve bought dippers in your life, you might need to think about a sauce to dunk these zucchini fries in. 

We actually like lemon garlic aioli and chipotle mayo. Additionally honey mustard is a well-liked choice. And ranch dip is all the time a favourite.

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