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
Ingredients
- 1 Zucchini≈ $3.00 per kg 240 g
- 2 Eggspack 10 pcs ≈ $1.93 0.5 pcs
- 3 Breadcrumbs 35 g
- 4 Parmesanpack 200 g ≈ $6.00 20 g
- 5 Wheat flour 15 g
- 6 Plain yogurtpack 300 g ≈ $2.19 60 g
- 7 Dillpack 50 g ≈ $1.80 5 g
- 8 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 3 g
- 9 Lemon≈ $4.70 per kg 15 g
- 10 Sunflower oil 5 ml
- 11 Salt 3 g
- 12 Ground black pepper 1 g
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Cut the zucchini1 into rounds about 1 cm thick, salt with 1 g of salt and leave for 5 minutes, then pat dry.
Beat the egg in one bowl, mix the breadcrumbs, grated Parmesan4, and pepper in a second bowl, and put the flour in a third.
Dredge the zucchini1 in the flour, dip in the egg, and coat with the Parmesan4 breadcrumbs.
Preheat the air fryer to 200 °C, brush the zucchini1 with oil, and arrange in a single layer.
Cook for 10–12 minutes, turning after 6 minutes, until the coating is golden and crisp.
Mix the yogurt, dill7, minced garlic8, lemon9 juice, and 2 g salt.
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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