These crispy fried pickles are a wonderful appetizer. They are tart and flavourful with a crunchy exterior. A great party or game day snack!
I love pickles. They brighten up sandwiches, wraps and salads. I also pick up a few and eat them as is.
Having these fried pickles made in air fryer makes them guilt free sans all the grease.
This recipe is low oil and is dairy free too. Super easy recipe.
You may also like Fried Mushrooms in air fryer, Crunchy Oyster Mushrooms in air fryer, Airfryer French Fries, Crispy Air fryer Roasted Broccoli Recipe and Easy Potato and Plantain Patties.
Tips and Tricks to make best air fryer pickles:
1. Drain the pickles and dry them well. This helps the coating to adhere well.
2. Using panko breadcrumbs makes them crunchier but homemade breadcrumbs work very well too.
3. Brushing with oil during air frying helps them get a fried appearance and also gets them to taste better.
4. In case you don’t want dairy free, you can substitute Greek or plant-based yogurt with one beaten egg.
5. I have used spears. You can easily do slices. They take lesser time to cook but fewer will fit at one go.
6. Change the spices or seasonings as per your choice.
7. Serve with dip of choice. I love ketchup, mayo, Chipotle mayo and Sriracha sauce.
Stepwise Pictures:
Drain the pickles. I have used dill pickles here but you can use any kind. Dry them using paper towers. Cut into thick, long slices.
Take Greek yogurt or plant-based yogurt in a shallow plate, add 1 cup all-purpose flour and mix well to form a slurry.
You could also use one beaten egg with 2 tbsp. water in place of yogurt.
Take 1 cup breadcrumbs, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, pepper and salt in another bowl and mix well.
Dunk the pickles in the yogurt or egg with flour slurry to cover well.
Then dip them in breadcrumbs or Panko mix and press to cover well. Keep aside.
Repeat for all the slices.
For Air frying
Preheat air fryer at 390F or 200C for 4 minutes.
Brush the basket with oil and lay the breaded pickle spears leaving some gap between individual spears.
Air fry at 390F or 200C for about 4-5 minutes.
Midway, brush the pickles with oil and air fry more.
This helps in giving a more fried appearance to the pickles while not loading them with too much oil.
Once done, they look golden and crunchy. Take out and serve hot with a dip of choice.
Your air fried pickles are ready to eat. Enjoy.
FAQs
To make fried pickles crispy just reheat them in the air fryer at 390F or 200C for 3-4 minutes till they get crunchy.
Make sure that your pickles are dried well before you dip them in coating. This helps keep them crunchy and not soggy.
Yes, you can keep prepared fried pickles in the fridge for a couple of days and then reheat in air fryer at 390F or 200C for a few minutes till they are crispy.
Frozen fried pickles are very easy to make in the air fryer. They take about 12-14 minutes at 390F or 200C.
Here's the recipe card:
📖 Recipe Card
Air fryer Pickles
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 dill pickles slices
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ tsp. onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup Greek yogurt or plant-based yogurt or 1 egg
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs or regular breadcrumbs
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tsp. olive oil for brushing
Instructions
- Drain the pickles. I have used dill pickles here but you can use any kind. Dry them using paper towers. Cut into thick, long slices.
- Take Greek yogurt or plant-based yogurt in a shallow plate, add 1 cup all-purpose flour and mix well to form a slurry.
- You could also use one beaten egg with 2 tbsp. water in place of yogurt.
- Take 1 cup breadcrumbs, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning, cayenne and salt in another bowl and mix well.
- Dunk the pickles in the yogurt or egg slurry to cover well. Then dip them in breadcrumbs mix and press to cover well. Keep aside.
- Repeat for all the slices. Check out the stepwise pictures above.
Air frying Instructions
- Preheat air fryer at 390F or 200C for 4 minutes.
- Brush the basket with oil and lay the breaded pickle spears leaving some gap between individual spears. Air fry at 390F or 200C for about 10 minutes.
- Midway, brush the pickles with oil and air fry more. This helps in giving a more fried appearance to the pickles while not loading them with too much oil.
- Once done, they look golden and crunchy. Take out and serve hot.
- Your air fried pickles are ready to eat. Enjoy.
Notes
2. Using panko breadcrumbs makes them crunchier but homemade breadcrumbs work very well too.
3. Brushing with oil during air frying helps them get a fried appearance and also gets them to taste better.
4. In case you don’t want dairy free, you can substitute Greek yogurt with one beaten egg.
5. I have used spears. You can easily do slices. They take lesser time to cook but fewer will fit at one go.
6. Change the spices or seasonings as per your choice.
7. Serve with dip of choice. I love ketchup, mayo, Chipotle mayo and Sriracha sauce.
Nutrition
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Beth says
What do you use the flour for in the recipe??
Rachna says
It helps in better adhering of the breadcrumbs