Best Crispy Fried Green Tomatoes the Healthy Way

Air Fryer- Fried Green Tomatoes

Wondering how you can fry green tomatoes that’s crispy, healthy and delicious? Look no further! This green fried tomatoes recipe was created for an air fryer in 10 easy steps and 9 staple ingredients. You’ll love the crispy, crunchy and flavorful taste while providing a healthy side dish with no oil needed.

If you don’t know by now, I’m a country gal through and through!

Fresh eggs from the chicken coup, fried chicken, turnip greens, fried taters, and everything in between. Nothing beats southern fried foods, especially crispy fried green tomatoes!

While attending college, I worked at Merle Norman along with one of my mom’s former students, Connie, from her one-room schoolhouse. Connie was a sweetheart who made coming to work so enjoyable! Connie found out about my dad and I’s addiction to fried green tomatoes.

She would bring in a huge stash from her garden every now and then. If you haven’t a fresh mater from garden to plate, you don’t know what you’re missing. I’m telling you the truth, it doesn’t get much better than that!

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Experimenting with the Air Fryer: Fried Green Tomatoes

When I bought my air fryer, one of the first foods I figured out how to fix in it was fried green tomatoes! I love how I can take recipes that I have loved all my life and adapt them for the air fryer or instant pot! If you love southern comfort food, pour yourself a glass of sweet tea and join me for some air fryer fried green tomatoes!

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Air Fryer-Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe

Serves – 6 to 8

Air Fryer Fried Green Tomatoes Ingredients

4 Green Tomatoes
Salt and pepper to taste
2 Eggs
2 tablespoon of Milk
1 cup of all-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon + 1 teaspoon of Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon + 1 teaspoon of Paprika
½ cup of Yellow Cornmeal
½ cup of Panko Breadcrumbs

Air Fryer Fried Green Tomatoes Instructions

Wash and dry the tomatoes and cut into thick slices about ¼ inch. Lightly season with salt and pepper.
Crack 2 eggs in a bowl. Add salt and pepper , the milk, and whisk it well.
In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, salt and pepper, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder and 1 teaspoon of paprika. Mix it well.
In another shallow bowl combine the cornmeal, panko breadcrumbs, salt and pepper, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder and 1 teaspoon of paprika. Mix it well.
Take a slice of tomato. Dredge it in the all-purpose flour mix. Shake off the excess. Dip it in the egg mix. And then coat it completely with the cornmeal-panko breadcrumb mix. Keep it aside on a wire rack.
Repeat with all the slices.
Place few sliced in the lightly greased air fryer basket. Lightly spray the crumb coated tomato slices.
Air fry at 360 F for 20 minutes, flipping at the halfway mark.
Repeat with all the prepared slices of the green tomato.
Serve hot with ketchup or ranch.

I hope you enjoy this healthy version of a delicious, mouth watering fried green tomatoes in an air fryer oven! If it’s summer or end of summer season, this is the perfect recipe to use for those garden fresh tomatoes or those who didn’t quite turn red before the fall season.

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Air Fryer- Fried Green Tomatoes!

Nothing beats southern fried foods, especially fried green tomatoes!

Ingredients

Serves – 6 to 8
Ingredients
4 Green Tomatoes
Salt and pepper to taste
2 Eggs
2 tablespoon of Milk
1 cup of all-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon + 1 teaspoon of Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon + 1 teaspoon of Paprika
½ cup of Yellow Cornmeal
½ cup of Panko Breadcrumbs

Instructions

Wash and dry the tomatoes and cut into thick slices about ¼ inch. Lightly season with salt and pepper.
Crack 2 eggs in a bowl. Add salt and pepper and whisk it well.
In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, salt and pepper, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder and 1 teaspoon of paprika. Mix it well.
In another shallow bowl combine the cornmeal, panko breadcrumbs, salt and pepper, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder and 1 teaspoon of paprika. Mix it well.
Take a slice of tomato. Dredge it in the all-purpose flour mix. Shake off the excess. Dip it in the egg mix. And then coat it completely with the cornmeal-panko breadcrumb mix. Keep it aside on a wire rack.
Repeat with all the slices.
Place few sliced in the lightly greased air fryer basket. Lightly spray the crumb coated tomato slices.
Air fry at 360 F for 20 minutes, flipping at the halfway mark.
Repeat with all the prepared slices of the green tomato.
Serve hot with ketchup or ranch.