It tastes great to eat these curly-cut zucchini fries with cheese, herbs, and panko crumbs. Most people try to salt zucchini to help remove extra moisture, but I discovered that it made my zucchini fries burn. I used the larger spiralizer plate with a spiralizer attached to my Kitchenaid.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 2 |
Ingredients
- 1 large zucchini, ends trimmed
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup melted butter
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cut zucchini into two or three 3-inch pieces, then spiralize each piece.
- Whip egg in a shallow bowl until foamy. Carefully pour melted butter into egg and whip until blended.
- Combine flour, oregano, garlic powder, and pepper in a second shallow bowl. Stir together panko bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese in a third bowl.
- Dredge zucchini spirals in seasoned flour mixture, shaking off excess flour. Dip spirals in egg wash, allowing excess wash to drip off, and then dredge spirals in Parmesan-bread crumbs. Place on a clean sheet pan.
- Set air fryer temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Set timer for 12 minutes. Transfer breaded zucchini fries into the air fryer basket in batches without crowding. Cook until crispy, about 12 minutes. Serve immediately.
- Do not overcrowd the air fryer basket or zucchini will not get browned.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 510 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 57 g |
| Cholesterol | 163 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Saturated Fat | 18 g |
| Sodium | 633 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 31 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I was out of parmesan cheese, so I replaced it with Hidden Valley Ranch dry mix. I also replaced the oregano with savory herb. I used one regular sized garden zucchini. I ran out of the egg mix and had to make about more, and there was nearly 2x as much dry mix as was needed. We liked them!