Sicilian style zucchini cutlets, baked, air-fried, or pan-fried.
Today’s recipe is vegetarian.
It’s a dish that can be prepared either in the oven or using a good air fryer; the result is always delicious.
This recipe, as you will see, is simple and quick to make.
You can prepare them in advance because they are tasty even at room temperature.
The king and protagonist of the recipe is Sicilian seasoned breadcrumbs,

Alternatively, for those who do not wish to use breadcrumbs made from bread, you can opt for Sicilian seasoned almond flour as per the included link.

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Cost: Very cheap
Preparation time: 15 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Electric Oven, Frying, Air Frying
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

269.32 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 269.32 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 40.71 (g) of which sugars 3.11 (g)
Proteins 10.75 (g)
Fat 7.92 (g) of which saturated 1.39 (g)of which unsaturated 1.84 (g)
Fibers 3.90 (g)
Sodium 467.70 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 175 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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1.32 lbs zucchini (of any type)
2 cups breadcrumbs (seasoned Sicilian style, click for the recipe, or seasoned almond flour)
to taste extra virgin olive oil
to taste salt
to taste roast spices

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Tools

What we need to make

1 Knife
2 Bowls
1 Air Fryer
1 Oven or pan

Steps

To make

Wash the zucchinis and remove the tips.
Slice them, not too thin, and season with salt and spices to taste. Meanwhile…
Beat the eggs
Then prepare the Sicilian seasoned breadcrumbs, follow the tutorial by clicking here
Take each slice and dip it first in the beaten egg and then in the breadcrumbs, pressing well to adhere the coating.
There you go. Now that we have coated all slices, let’s move on to the 3 types of cooking
For classic oven cooking, set to 375°F hot air
spread the coated slices on a baking sheet, and cook for about 10 minutes.
then take the tray out of the oven and flip the slices.
Then transfer the slices back into the oven and finish cooking for another 5 minutes at 375°F
If you want to use the air fryer, arrange the breaded zucchini slices in the container and cook for 10 minutes at 390°F, then take out the slices and optionally turn them over
Then transfer the slices back into the air fryer and complete the cooking for another 5 minutes at 375°F
In a pan, instead, pour plenty of seed oil and as soon as it’s hot add the slices, Cook until golden, then turn them over and continue cooking on the other side. Then absorb excess oil with absorbent paper
Sicilian Style Zucchini Cutlets are ready
You can enjoy them either hot or cold.