Did you grow eggplants in your garden this year? Is it a favorite vegetable of yours? This crispy air fryer eggplant is so easy to make! I wish I made it more often. The air fryer makes it really easy to cook so that the eggplant is crispy. If you don’t have an air fryer, you can still make crispy eggplant rounds in the oven on baking sheets. I use that method in an earlier recipe I shared for Eggplant Parmesan which you can read here: https://livingwithdana.com/2018/12/deliciousclassiceggplantparmesan/
Crispy Air Fryer Eggplant
Equipment
- 1 air fryer
Ingredients
- 1 medium eggplant cut into 1/4-inch rounds
- pinch Kosher salt
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1/4 cup milk or water
- 1-1/2 cups seasoned breadcrumbs blend or sub with panko if desired
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
- olive oil for spraying
Instructions
- Place eggplant rounds on paper towels in single layer and sprinkle with kosher salt. Let sit 30 minutes.
- Rinse eggplant rounds of the salt. Pat dry.
- Preheat fryer basket to 370 degrees.
- Whisk eggs and milk/water in one bowl and breadcrumbs/Parmesan in another bowl.
- Dip eggplant rounds individually in egg mixture then breadcrumb mixture.
- Spray oil in fryer basket. Spray oil on eggplant rounds.
- Place one layer of eggplant rounds (oiled side down) in fryer basket. Give rounds another spray of oil.
- Bake 10 minutes or until golden crispy.
- Remove rounds to a paper towel lined plate and follow instructions for each fryer basket full of eggplant rounds.
- Serve with hot pizza or marinara sauce for dipping.
Notes
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Thanks for reading my blog! Let me know if you try this recipe or the one for Eggplant Parmesan. Have a great day!
