In anticipation of an abundance of zucchini in our garden, I’m experimenting with recipes to find ways to use them. In the past, when we did not grow them, zucchini just appeared on our patio table as the neighbors tried to find ways to distribute their garden overload! This year, I’ve heard friends and neighbors say they would NOT be growing zucchini this year! Maybe I can sneak a few onto their patio tables!
Obviously, it will be a few weeks until we have zucchini to cook and share, but I want to be ready with ideas so I don’t waste the produce. In the last week or so I’ve actually had to go to the grocery store to buy a few zucchini to experiment with!
For this experiment making zucchini fries in the air fryer, I picked up 2 medium zucchini. I ended up using only one. The recipe came from https://www.allrecipes.com. I retyped it into a format I prefer and went to work.
Anticipating this recipe, Bert had ordered a simple cheese grater for the Parmesan cheese (basically, simple enough for me to use and it will also slice and shred vegetables.) It’s lightweight and easy to clean compared to my food processor!
Prepping the Ingredients
First, I grated the cheese and set it aside.
Next, I measured out the bread crumbs and added the cheese and seasonings.
I used this general seasoning along with the dried basil.
Next, I got the eggs ready in another bowl. I used a fork to gently beat them.
Making the Fries
I cut the zucchini into “fries” as described in the instructions and dipped them into the egg mixture. Then I rolled them in the bread crumb mixture.
Then, I laid them out on my air fryer trays and sprayed them with oil.
These “fries” used up only one (1) zucchini!
The trays went into the air fryer. About 12 minutes later, I had a plate full of zucchini fries! They were pretty good. Not sure I’d bother if I had a pile of zucchini to use up!
I now have ONE recipe that I know tastes pretty good and isn’t too hard to make. I think if I had the grandkids here for a meal, I’d need to make several batches!