With Asian, Indian, and Caribbean entrees in particular, this aromatic coconut rice pilaf pairs beautifully. But because it’s so delicious and easy to make, you’ll probably find yourself adding it to meals over the week.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Total Time: | 35 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
Ingredients
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt, divided, or more to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- ½ cup whole green beans
- ½ cup whole asparagus spears
- ½ cup red onion rings
- ½ cup sweet pepper rings
- ½ cup avocado wedges
- ½ cup zucchini slices
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) and the oven to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).
- Combine flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a shallow dish. Whisk eggs and water together in another shallow dish. Stir panko and oil together in a third shallow dish.
- Sprinkle green beans, asparagus, red onion, sweet pepper, avocado, and zucchini with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt; dip in flour mixture, then in egg mixture, and finally in panko mixture to coat.
- Arrange half of the vegetables in a single layer in the air fryer basket. Cook until golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Sprinkle with additional salt, if desired. Transfer vegetables to oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining vegetables.
- Add 2 tablespoons sesame seeds to panko mixture and 1 teaspoon ground ginger to flour mixture.
- Add 2 tablespoons of shredded coconut to panko mixture.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 247 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 38 g |
| Cholesterol | 93 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 9 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 464 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I hate veggies and I loved this. I used sweet onion, orange pepper, butternut squash and brocoli and I added black sesame seeds to this and it just made it look better. I will make this all the time. I love it because you can use any veggie. I cook a bunch for leftovers so it is easy doing batches with different cooking times.
10 min is way too long. I tried broccoli but it comes out really dry and burnt tasting. The onion rings were slightly better but I only cooked them for about 5 min. Panko crumbs didn’t stick well