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Crispy Eggplant Fries

Golden crispy eggplant fries with seasoned Parmesan breading — a deliciously different way to eat your vegetables.

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📋 Prep: 15 min 🔥 Cook: 12 min ⏱️ Total: 27 min 🍽️ Serves: 4 📊 Easy
Cooking Parameters
15 MIN12 MIN390°F3 MINLOWER AIR FRYPREPCOOKTEMPREST
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What You'll Need
Dish & pan requirements for your Ninja Double Stack XL
Zone 2 • Lower Rack
Air fry basket (included)
Size: Standard
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💡 Air fry basket with parchment. Salt eggplant first to remove bitterness. Use a solid pan (not the basket) — this recipe contains liquids.
vegetarian
🥘 Ingredients
Veg
  • 1 large eggplant (cut into fry-shaped sticks)
Breading
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 eggs (beaten)
  • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Seasoning
  • 1 tsp salt (divided)
Serving
  • 1/2 cup marinara sauce (for dipping)
📝 Instructions
  1. Cut eggplant into fry-shaped sticks about 1/2-inch thick. Salt generously and let sit 10 minutes. Pat completely dry. Shared 💡 Salting draws out bitter moisture and improves texture.
  2. Set up breading station: flour in dish 1, beaten eggs in dish 2, panko mixed with Parmesan, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder in dish 3. Shared 💡 Season the panko, not the eggplant.
  3. Dredge eggplant sticks in flour, dip in egg, then press firmly into seasoned panko. Shared 💡 Press firmly — good adhesion makes a better crust.
  4. Preheat Ninja on Air Fry at 390°F. Spray breaded sticks generously with cooking spray. Shared 💡 Oil spray is mandatory — dry panko will not brown.
  5. Place in pan single layer. Cook 10-12 minutes until golden and crispy, flipping halfway. Top Oven 💡 Flip carefully — the coating is delicate until fully cooked.
  6. Serve immediately with warm marinara sauce for dipping. Shared 💡 Best eaten right away while the crust is at peak crispiness.
💡 Ninja Tips

Salting removes bitterness and excess moisture — do not skip. Cut uniform size for even cooking. Panko gives significantly better crunch than regular breadcrumbs.

Scaling: Double: Two batches. Half: 1/2 eggplant; halve breading.

Servings: 1
Scale:
📊 Nutrition (per serving)
Calories180 cal
Protein8g g
Carbohydrates22g g
Total Fat8g g
Dietary Fiber3g g
Sugars4g g
Sodium420mg mg
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