Air Fryer Eggplant
If you want something quick and easy, then make eggplant in the air fryer! Whether sliced or diced, you can have roasted vegetables as a side dish or topping in just a few minutes. Preparing eggplant in the airfryer is particularly worthwhile if you only want to make small portions.
Quick vegetables – Roasted eggplant from the Air Fryer
In Levantine cuisine, vegetables are often deep-fried and then used in a stew, wrap or casserole. This is of course a greasy affair, but you can also use a hot air fryer for this. This makes your dish less greasy and reduces the number of calories considerably.
Even though I always use good olive oil for my recipes, it is of course good to cook something a little lighter from time to time. And eggplant from the hot air fryer is not only healthier, but also really quick to prepare.
To prepare the eggplant in the air fryer, all you need is a tasty eggplant, a few drops of olive oil and a pinch of salt. You then just have to decide whether you want to cut the eggplant into slices or cubes.
Recipe for eggplant from the hot air fryer
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Eggplant (ca. 270 g)
- 1 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Olive oil
Zubereitung
- Cut the eggplant into chunks, slices or cubes. I cut them into slices.
- Salt the eggplant slices and leave to rest for 5 minutes.
- Use kitchen paper to dab the water from the eggplant slices and then brush both sides of the slices with oil.
- Cook the eggplant in the air fryer at 200 °C for 10 minutes. Turn the eggplant slices halfway through.
Notes
Nährwerte
Why you should prepare eggplant in the hot air fryer
- You need less oil when cooking in the air fryer and the eggplant is not as heavy on the stomach.
- The eggplant is super quick to prepare in the hot air fryer.
- Wonderful roasted aromas develop during cooking.
- If you only want to cook one portion, you don’t have to heat up the whole oven.
Eggplant variations
This eggplant recipe for the Airfryer is kept simple. However, you can make your eggplant a highlight with different spices or use the roasted vegetables in other dishes.
- You can cut your eggplant into chunks, cubes, slices or sticks or simply halve it lengthways and fill with minced meat or top with feta.
- Try this delicious eggplant and tomato dip.
Whatever you conjure up with your eggplant from the hot air fryer, please let me know in the comments. I hope you enjoy preparing them and bon appétit.
Would you like more air fryer recipes? Then try the falafel, the zucchini chips or the crispy halloumi.
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