Cooking vegetables is a bit challenging because not everyone loves this ingredient, so it's often served as a side dish. Air fryer vegetable recipes take it to a whole new level because not only are they nutritious because of the little oil used, but they are also absolutely delicious that even kids will love.
If you have no clue what air fryer veggies to prepare and serve, I have listed 24 options that you can opt for using fresh, canned, or frozen veggies and different cooking techniques like roasting, baking, and air frying.
24 Air Fryer Vegetable Recipes
1. Air Fryer Baby Potatoes
Boiled potatoes are flavored with a blend of famous spices like garlic powder and paprika, coated with breadcrumbs, and air fried until crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Serve this delicious appetizer, snack, or side dish as is or with your favorite condiment or dipping sauce.
2. Air Fryer Hasselback Potatoes
The thinly sliced potatoes will come out from your air fryer perfectly cooked and with mouthwatering flavors, thanks to the herb and spice mixture used. Once sprinkled with parmesan cheese and basil, this potato snack and side dish will be full of flavor. You can serve it as is or together with a vegetable salad.
3. Air Fryer Tater Tots
In less than an hour, you'll have small, round or oval-shaped, crispy, golden brown tater tots sprinkled with grated cheddar or parmesan cheese. Add a kick of heat by sprinkling crushed red pepper flakes to the air-fried potatoes.
Serve the tater tots as a standalone appetizer or breakfast, a side dish for protein like fish or meat, or with a condiment or dipping sauce.
4. Air Fryer Twice Baked Potato
Potatoes are drizzled with olive oil and red wine vinegar and seasoned with salt before being cooked in the air fryer. Some of the cooked flesh is then scooped out and combined with yogurt, herbs, and spices, which you'll use to fill the cooked potato's thin shell.
Top with a slice of cheese and cook in the air fryer until the cheese melts or for five minutes. Once cooked, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve as an appetizer with or without a dip or as a side to your steamed or air fryer roasted vegetables, steak, chicken, or fish, or pair it with fresh vegetable salad.
5. Air Fryer Broccoli
The crispy, juicy, savory, nutrient-packed air-fried broccoli only requires less than 30 minutes of your time and kitchen staples, including olive oil, pepper, salt, and homemade seasoning blend of garlic powder, sweet or smoked paprika, marjoram, and turmeric.
Adding chili flakes and lemon zest to the seasoning or sprinkling grated mozzarella, cheddar, or parmesan cheese a few minutes before the broccoli is cooked can add more flavor to this delicious side dish or appetizer.
6. Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts
The trimmed Brussels sprouts are coated with a little olive oil or other types of vegetable oil, seasoned with salt and pepper, and cooked in the air fryer for up to 15 minutes. Top the air-fried vegetables with chopped roasted hazelnuts, chili flakes, and cooked bacon bits to add more flavor and texture to the whole dish.
7. Air Fryer Carrot Chips
One of the quickest and easiest air fryer vegetable recipes you can try making are these crispy, nutritious, sweet, savory carrot chips. Thinly sliced carrots are coated with a little oil, flavored with a blend of herbs and spices, and baked in the air fryer with constant shaking of the air fryer basket.
Fill your burger, sandwich, and wrap with these chips, or serve them with store-bought or homemade dips.
8. Air Fryer Roasted Carrots
Twenty minutes of your time is all you need to make this low-calorie, gluten-free, delicious side dish! Perfectly seasoned and coated with real maple syrup, salt, pepper, and garlic powder, the air fryer roasted carrot slices are not just flavorful but also perfectly tender in the middle and crispy at the edges.
9. Asian-Style Air Fryer Cauliflower Bites
The bite-sized florets are placed in an egg-soy sauce mixture and then coated with seasoned breadcrumbs before being placed in the air fryer basket to roast until they're crispy and golden brown.
Serve them as a standalone snack or appetizer or with your favorite dipping sauce. As a light, satisfying meal, you can serve these roasted cauliflower bites with a fresh salad or add them to your taco or wrap fillings and grain or Buddha bowls.
10. Air Fryer Cauliflower Steaks
Enjoy a crispy, golden brown, smoky, flavorful steak with just half an hour of your time and six ingredients: cauliflower head, olive oil, cumin, garlic powder, paprika, and turmeric. If you want some cheesy goodness, sprinkle crumbled feta cheese or grated parmesan cheese on your steak three to four minutes before your air fryer says, "Ting!"
You can serve the cauliflower steaks as is or with a lemon wedge and herb garnish, chimichurri, sriracha mayo, sour cream, or plain yogurt.
11. Air Fryer Cauliflower Tacos
Go loco with a taco you can make and serve in less than an hour! The crispy air-fried cauliflower florets and thinly sliced fresh vegetables and avocado, combined with the taco seasoning and slightly crispy, warm tortilla, give you a satisfying dinner.
12. Air Fryer Chickpea Fritters
These crispy fritters are also among the most crowd-pleasing air fryer veggies that won't take too much of your time. Seasoned, finely ground chickpea beans are turned into small balls and cooked in the air fryer for five to six minutes or until lightly brown.
The crispness and Middle Eastern flavor of the fritters perfectly match the sweet, sour, tangy, smooth sauce made from plain yogurt, honey, sugar, pepper, salt, and crushed red pepper flakes.
13. Air Fryer Eggplant
Slightly thin slices of eggplant are dipped in beaten egg, coated with well-seasoned, cheesy breadcrumb mixture, placed in a single layer in the air fryer basket, and cooked for about 12 minutes with constant flipping. Serve immediately with or without garlic aioli or marinara sauce, with rice, quinoa, pasta, or fresh vegetable salad on the side, or place on top of a bed of air-fried, steamed, or roasted vegetables.
The eggplant slices' perfectly tender interior and crispy exterior also make them excellent for making sandwiches or wraps. Place them on top of your bread or wrap, add pesto sauce, cheddar, mozzarella, parmesan, or goat cheese, and roasted red bell peppers.
14. Air Fryer Falafel
This low-calorie, nutritious meal that's ready in less than an hour is packed full of flavor and texture that will surely satisfy your cravings and hunger.
While the sauce made from lemon juice, tahini, crushed red bell pepper flakes, and salt is optional, it complements the falafel's flavor. If you want a full meal, serve your air fryer falafel with pita bread, vegetable salad, rice, or quinoa.
15. Air Fryer Green Bean Casserole
Using fresh and frozen vegetables instead of canned products makes this green bean casserole healthier than other similar air fryer recipes. The savory flavor, creaminess, and crunchiness will satisfy every palate every time they bite into a spoonful of this casserole.
To make, the thawed green beans are placed on the baking dish, topped with fried white, yellow, or red onion, followed by a creamy homemade mushroom sauce, and finished off with the remaining fried onion and grated cheese before being baked in your favorite air fryer.
16. Spicy Air Fryer Green Beans
This air fryer vegetable recipe is quick and easy and will give you a spicy, crispy, delicious appetizer or side dish that perfectly pairs with beef, pork, chicken, and seafood.
Simply allow the green beans to soak in a homemade marinade for five minutes before placing them in a single layer in your air fryer basket to cook for 10 to 12 minutes or until they're crispy.
17. Air Fryer Hash Brown
Have a satisfying, healthy snack or breakfast ready in less than an hour and only using five common kitchen ingredients: grated potatoes, melted unsalted butter, salt, and black pepper.
But you can always tweak the recipe to give it more flavor and texture. You can add shredded cheese, chopped herbs, or crumbled crispy, air-fried bacon and diced spring onions.
18. Air Fryer Roasted Vegetables
This 25-minute dish is prepared by mixing sliced red bell pepper, red onion, eggplant, and tomato, seasoning them, and then coating them with oil before air frying for about 10 minutes.
Serve immediately or garnish with fresh herbs before serving as an appetizer or a side dish to roasted chicken, grilled meat, or grilled fish. The roasted vegetables can also be used as a filling for your wraps and sandwiches, giving you a light, satisfying complete meal.
19. Air Fryer Sweet Potato Chips
One sweet potato is sliced thinly into circular shapes, coated with a little oil, arranged in the air fryer in a single layer, and cooked in the air fryer for 15 to 20 minutes. Once cooked, the chips are allowed to cook and seasoned with salt and pepper.
Serve immediately as a standalone snack with or without a dip or sauce or alongside your favorite sandwich, burger, salad, or soup.
20. Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
These crunchy, flavorful sweet potato fries pair well with various dips or sauces like honey mustard, chipotle mayo, ketchup, garlic aioli, and barbecue sauce, but can also be consumed as is and used as a burger topping, taco filling, and bowl meal ingredient.
The savory, smoky flavors of paprika, black pepper, salt, and garlic powder are already satisfying. Still, you can add cayenne pepper for a spicy kick, thyme and rosemary for a more aromatic punch, nutmeg, cinnamon, or a sprinkle of brown sugar or a drizzle of maple syrup for a bit of sweetness.
21. Air Fryer Twice Baked Sweet Potato With Black Beans
Air-fried sweet potatoes coated with extra virgin olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper are turned into boats. The scooped-out tender, cooked flesh is then mixed with yogurt, spices, black beans, and grated cheese and used to fill the boats you just made.
Sprinkle grated cheese and place the filled boats in the air fryer to cook for six to eight minutes. Top with diced avocado and chopped scallions, then drizzle with honey or hot sauce if you prefer.
22. Air Fryer White Asparagus Dish
Requiring only 18 minutes of your time, you have flavorful air-fried asparagus with a succulent interior and a slightly crispy exterior. The blend of black pepper, salt, paprika, garlic powder, and olive oil enhances the asparagus' natural flavor. You can always add a pinch of red pepper flakes if you need to add some heat.
Sprinkling parmesan cheese halfway through the cooking process will give the dish some crispiness to make every bite more delightful.
23. Air Fryer Zucchini Chips
Enjoy a succulent, crunchy, guilt-free snack that you can prepare in less than 30 minutes with this air fryer vegetable recipe.
Thin slices of zucchini are drizzled or sprayed with a bit of extra virgin olive oil, flavored with pre-made seasonings like Italian seasoning or a combination of spices and herbs, and cooked in the air fryer until they're crispy and golden brown or for 12 to 16 minutes.
Serve the zucchini chips with a dip like tzatziki, marinara sauces, or ranch dressing, or use them as a salad topping or wrap and sandwich filling for extra flavor and texture.
24. Crispy Breaded Air Fryer Zucchini Chips
Reinventing the low-calorie classic zucchini chips by coating the sliced vegetable with a blend of breadcrumbs, cheese, herbs, and spices. Serve the crunchy, delicious breaded zucchini chips with or without a dipping sauce, as a side dish, or over a bed of fresh green vegetables.
Air Fry Veggies Now!
It's no secret that air-fried veggies are healthier than deep-fried ones because less oil is used, but you'll be surprised that they're also more flavorful and crunchier most of the time.
They're also mostly easy and quick to make. And as you've noticed in the air fryer vegetable recipes listed above, baking and roasting vegetables are also possible with your air fryer.
So, start preparing delicious air fryer vegetables that you can serve as an appetizer, a snack, or a side dish to have a complete meal. If my list isn't enough, All the Crumbs Please has more air fryer recipes waiting for you!
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