Sandy Zucchini with Air Fryer
If you’re in a hurry and want a tasty, light, and quick side dish, this recipe with the help of an air fryer is perfect for you.
In just a few minutes, you’ll get tasty, crunchy, and light zucchini using very little oil. A healthy, simple, and very easy recipe to prepare.
Note that the temperature and cooking times are generally indicative, as much depends on your type of air fryer, but the recipes on my Blog are all previously and rigorously tested by me, so more than tried and true. In any case, I recommend checking the cooking from time to time to better adjust the time and temperature to your air fryer.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Rest time: 5 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 2 people
- Cooking methods: Air frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Sandy Zucchini with Air Fryer
- 400 g zucchini
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons paprika (sweet)
- to taste breadcrumbs
- to taste fine salt
- to taste extra virgin olive oil (spray, cold pressed)
- to taste garlic powder (without additives, vegan, optional)
- to taste black pepper (optional)
Tools for Sandy Zucchini with Air Fryer
- Bowls of various sizes
- Chopping Board with two side trays for scraps
- Vegetable Cutter multifunction
- Air Fryer Cosori, large (5.7l) even cooking
- Air Fryer Paper perforated
Steps for Sandy Zucchini with Air Fryer
Wash the zucchini well and cut them into sticks lengthwise.
Take a bowl and season them with a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil, salt, garlic powder (optional), sweet paprika, and finally 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs, mix well, let flavor for 5 minutes.
Pour the seasoned zucchini sticks into the air fryer basket, covered with perforated parchment paper, spray a little extra virgin olive oil on the surface to better gratin the zucchini.
My extra virgin olive oil spray with dispenser is also cold-pressed, so excellent and of quality (see at the end of the Notes).
Try to arrange the zucchini in the basket so as not to overlap them.
Set the air fryer temperature to 320°F and program the cooking for about 20 minutes.
At the end of cooking, adjust the salt, transfer the zucchini sticks to a serving dish, and serve them hot and crunchy.
Shopping Tips!!!
Personally, I get along very well with the Cosori Air Fryer, with 5.7-liter large basket, an optimal hot air circulation that makes food crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
A healthier way of cooking, because it separates and captures excess fat (healthy and tasty dishes with up to 97% less fat). It halves cooking time compared to a conventional oven, with considerable economic and time savings. Finally, the individual components are all easily removable and dishwasher safe. Highly recommended!
To prepare this recipe, I used the convenient perforated baking paper for air fryer, non-stick easy to clean, it can also be used in a conventional oven.
I also often use these very handy Single-use baking paper for air fryer, without holes that don’t mess up the fryer, but the hot air circulates anyway because they are very thin. They are also oil and water-resistant, non-stick, do not burn, and can also be used in a conventional oven.
Finally, if you want to keep your air fryer clean and at the same time protected from scratches and abrasions (e.g., from tongs), these reusable non-stick heat resistant grill mats are very useful.
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Notes and Tips
Trick if you’re not in a hurry, and you want to make your zucchini even crunchier, after cutting them into sticks, season them with fine salt and let them rest for about 30 minutes to remove the vegetable water, then proceed as per recipe.
The advantages of cooking in an air fryer are many: you don’t have to preheat the oven, the cooking is faster, cheaper, and healthier (very little fat is needed) you don’t dirty too many pots and pans, it doesn’t produce smoke and odors.
Note that the temperature and cooking times are generally indicative, as much depends on your type of air fryer, but the recipes on my Blog are all previously and rigorously tested by me (so more than tried and true). In any case, I still recommend checking the cooking from time to time to better adjust the time and temperature to your air fryer.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
What does cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil mean?
Cold-pressed oil is a superior quality extra virgin olive oil, produced according to EU regulations on the matter
