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Air Fryer Cheese-Crusted Zucchini

Zucchini rounds in a crispy Parmesan breadcrumb coating with a simple herbed yogurt sauce. A warm snack without deep frying.

Time
25 min
Serving
444 kcal
Ingredients
≈ $2.13
Protein
20 g
Air Fryer Cheese-Crusted Zucchini

Ingredients

1
  1. 1 Zucchini≈ $3.00 per kg 240 g
  2. 2 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 0.5 pcs
  3. 3 Breadcrumbs 35 g
  4. 4 Parmesanpack 200 g ≈ $6.00 20 g
  5. 5 Wheat flour 15 g
  6. 6 Plain yogurtpack 300 g ≈ $2.19 60 g
  7. 7 Dillpack 50 g ≈ $1.80 5 g
  8. 8 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 3 g
  9. 9 Lemon≈ $4.70 per kg 15 g
  10. 10 Sunflower oil 5 ml
  11. 11 Salt 3 g
  12. 12 Ground black pepper 1 g

Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.

Method

  1. Cut the zucchini1 into rounds about 1 cm thick, salt with 1 g of salt and leave for 5 minutes, then pat dry.

  2. Beat the egg in one bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, grated Parmesan4, and pepper in a second bowl, and put the flour in a third.

  3. Dredge the zucchini1 in the flour, dip in the egg, and coat with the Parmesan4 breadcrumbs.

  4. Preheat the air fryer to 200 °C, brush the zucchini1 with oil, and arrange in a single layer.

  5. Cook for 10–12 minutes, turning after 6 minutes, until the coating is golden and crisp.

  6. Mix the yogurt, dill7, minced garlic8, lemon9 juice, and 2 g salt.

  7. Serve the zucchini1 hot with the yogurt sauce.

Tips

Why it works
Pat the zucchini dry after salting. Extra moisture soaks the flour and breadcrumbs, and the coating comes off in patches.
Substitutions
Replace the Parmesan with another hard cheese, 20 g, and the yogurt with sour cream, 60 g, if you want a thicker sauce.
Common mistakes
A common mistake is placing the rounds touching each other. After 10 minutes they look wet underneath and the coating turns pale.
Storing and reheating
Keep the zucchini and sauce separate in the fridge for up to 1 day. Reheat the zucchini in the air fryer for 3–4 minutes at 180 °C, and don't heat the sauce.
Serve with
Serve as a warm snack with tea or as a side to a simple dinner with potatoes.

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