Air Fryer Fried Green Tomatoes
These air fryer fried green tomatoes are Southern comfort food at its best! An air fryer lets you put a healthier, but still totally delicious, version on the table. Serve with ranch dressing or sriracha mayo for dipping.
Ingredients
- 2 green tomatoes, cut into ¼-inch slices
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup plain panko bread crumbs
- 1 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
Directions
- Season tomatoes with salt and pepper.
- Place flour into a shallow dish. Beat buttermilk and eggs together in a second shallow dish. Mix panko bread crumbs, cornmeal, garlic powder, and paprika together in a third dish.
- Dredge tomato slices in flour, shaking off excess. Dip in egg mixture, then press both sides into cornmeal mixture.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Brush the fryer basket with olive oil.
- Working in batches, place breaded tomatoes in the prepared fryer basket, ensuring they do not touch each other. Brush the tops of tomatoes with olive oil.
- Cook in the preheated air fryer for 12 minutes, flip tomatoes, and brush again with olive oil. Continue cooking until crisp and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes more. Remove tomatoes to a paper towel-lined rack to keep crisp. Repeat with remaining tomatoes.
