Eggplant in air fryer is a delicious side dish, easy to make and also light. In fact, you can cook the whole eggplant without any seasoning, and it will be perfect not only as a side dish but also if you need to obtain eggplant pulp for a condiment, filling, or sauce. With eggplants in the air fryer, you can then prepare GRANDMA’S EGGPLANT MEATBALLS, EGGPLANT CREAM or the Greek Eggplant Sauce Melitzanosalata. I cooked 2 whole eggplants in the basket; the cooking time in the air fryer will be shorter than in the oven, and there is no need to cut them in half before cooking, so the inner pulp will remain soft and won’t dry out. The cooking time for the air fryer eggplants may vary depending on the type of air fryer you use (I use this airfryer HERE). I recommend checking out all the recipes with the air fryer, you’ll surely find other tasty dishes to try. Now let’s see how to make eggplants in the air fryer, and if you try them, let me know. Barbara
Here are some other delicious eggplant recipes you must try:
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 10 Minutes
- Preparation time: 2 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Air frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients to prepare Eggplant in air fryer
- 2 eggplants
- to taste extra virgin olive oil (optional)
Tools
- 1 Air fryer
How to prepare Eggplant in air fryer
Let’s start preparing the eggplants in the air fryer. Wash the eggplants well without removing the green stalk where the eggplant was attached to the plant.
Open the air fryer basket and place the eggplants inside, close the basket and set the fryer to 356°F for 30 minutes. Halfway through cooking, open the basket and turn the eggplants without poking them, otherwise, their juices will come out, and the inside of the eggplant will be drier. So, use a wooden or silicone spoon, not a fork.
After 30 minutes, the fryer will turn off; leave the eggplants in the basket inside the fryer for 10 minutes.
After resting, open the basket, remove the eggplants, and place them on a plate. Remove the stalk and cut the eggplant in half, retrieve the inner pulp to be used simply seasoned for a light and simple side dish or for your preparations.
How to store Eggplant in air fryer
Store them in the refrigerator for 2 days
