Crispy Air Fryer Eggplant
Great for snack or use in eggplant parmesan
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.
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