Air Fryer Fried Green Tomatoes
Air Fryer Fried Green Tomatoes get a crisp cornmeal crust from a yogurt coating instead of egg, for a lighter spin on a Southern favorite.
Calories per serving: 189kcal
Ingredients
- 4 (4) green tomatoes, medium
Batter
- ½ cup (118.29 ml) plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon (0.99 teaspoon) Crystal hot sauce
Coating
- 1 cups (159 g) cornmeal
- 1 teaspoon (0.99 teaspoon) Creole Magic
- 1 teaspoon (0.99 teaspoon) paprika
Sauce
- ¼ cup (60 g) buttermilk
2 tbsp (1.97 tbsp) mayonnaise- 1 teaspoon (0.99 teaspoon) Penzey's Country French Dressing
- 1 (1) drop Angostura Bitters
Instructions
- Slice the tomatoes in 1/4 inch slices and set aside.
- Make the batter by mixing together the yogurt and hot sauce. Set aside.
- Mix the ingredients for the coating in a separate bowl and set aside.
- Mix the ingredients for the sauce and refrigerate.
- Put the coating into a large plastic bread bag.
- Put a liner on your air fryer rack.
- Dip the a slice of tomato into the yogurt mixture and coat on both sides.
- Put the slice in the bag and shake the bag so all parts of the tomato are coated.
- Put the coated tomato on the air fryer rack and continue until all the tomatoes are coated.
- Refrigerate the tomatoes for about 30 minutes so the coating has a chance to hydrate and stick.
- Put the tomatoes in your air fryer at 400 °F (204 °C) for 7 minutes.
- Check them to see how browned they are. You can flip them at this point or let them continue to brown,
- Remove the tomatoes from the air fryer.
- Plate them with the sauce and serve. Enjoy!
Notes
Depending on the size of the tomatoes, 1 tomato per person is ideal.
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