Hasselback Potatoes in Air fryer

Air fryer Hasselback Potatoes are delightful side for all potato lovers.

Brushed with a tasty seasoning, these potatoes are brimming with flavour and are absolutely addictive.

Potatoes are soul food. I love them in all form and especially love having them in air fryer, as the excessive oil due to deep frying can be cut out.

From Accordion potatoes to breakfast potatoes, French fries to baked potato, smashed potato to roasted baby potatoes, potatoes in air fryer are a winner.

These Hasselback potatoes may look fancy but are very easy to make and delicious.

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• How to Cut Potatoes for Hasseback Potatoes
• Ingredients
• Variations
• Serving Suggestions
• Tips
• Instructions
• FAQS
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How to Cut Potatoes for Hasseback Potatoes

You can use both baby potatoes or regular potatoes for making these.

While cutting the potato, use a sharp knife and cut through the potato not slicing all the way through.

This way your potato stays attached at the base.

I normally keep two chopsticks on the side and then keep making thin slices all the way down.

The chopsticks stop the potato from being accidentally cut all the way through.

It’s pretty simple. You can watch the video for a better understanding.

Ingredients

Potatoes: Use medium potatoes. Yukon gold or russet work well.

Vegan Butter: Brushing with vegan butter really makes the potato delectable.

Extra virgin olive oil: I use vegan butter with olive oil for enhanced flavor to the potatoes.

Seasonings: Minced garlic, chopped parsley, salt and pepper are the basic seasonings used here.

Feel free to add more herbs or spices of choice.

Variations

1. In case you wish to make a zero oil and butter recipe, just dissolve your spices in a mix of lemon juice and water/broth.

Brush with this and air fry.

2. To make your potatoes more indulgent, you can top with some grated plant-based cheese after air frying.

You can even use plant-based mayo or melted cheese on top.

3. You can also use some chopped onion and green chillies as garnish after air frying to add crunch and flavour.

4. In case you want more spice, feel free to add more spices, even rubs work well in this recipe.

You can top with Indian chaat masala for a spicy kick and serve.

Serving Suggestions

1. Side dish: Serve air fried hasselback potatoes as a side with proteins of your choice.

2. With dips: Serve them with dips like sour cream, ranch dressing, chilpotle mayo or ketchup.

3. With toppings: Top the potatoes with grated cheese, chopped herbs, or bacon bits for extra flavor and texture.

4. Stuffed: Stuff the potato slices with ingredients such as cheese, vegan ham, or mushrooms for a filling and flavorful main dish.

5. Salad topper: Add Hasselback potatoes to a salad for a crunchy texture and extra flavor.

6. Snack: Serve Hasselback potatoes as a snack or appetizer, either plain or with a dipping sauce.

7. Breakfast: Top Hasselback potatoes with scrambled eggs and cheese for a delicious breakfast dish.

8. With soup: Serve Hasselback potatoes as a side dish with a hearty soup or stew.

Tips

1. You can use any firm potatoes that you like.

Yukon gold works well and so does russet.

I like the regular brown skin ones as well.

2. I sometimes cook the potatoes to parboil after slicing them in my microwave for about 5 minutes.

That really cuts down on the cooking time in the air fryer.

But you can do them from raw too.

3. You can use any chopped herbs that you like either while brushing the potatoes or to garnish like chopped parsley, cilantro or thyme.

4. A combination of vegan butter and olive oil gives them a delicious buttery flavour.

Just extra virgin olive oil also tastes delicious.

5. Make sure that you brush in each slice to ensure that the entire potato soaks in the seasoning.

6. The larger your potatoes, the more time they will take to air fry.

Instructions

Wash and dry each potato.

I have used 4 medium potatoes here that are slightly more than 1 lb. In weight. 

Keeping each potato between two chopsticks, slice using a sharp knife such that the bottom stays intact.

You can make the slices as thin or thick as you like. 

Now microwave the potato for 4-5 minutes to cook it slightly.

This reduces the air frying time. You can choose to air fry completely raw potato as well.

Take together butter and olive oil. Add salt, pepper, paprika and minced garlic to it and mix well. 

Brush your sliced potatoes with this mixture ensuring that every slice is coated well.

Some of it will slide down and that’s fine. You can reuse that.

Air frying Instructions

Preheat air fryer at 360F or 180C for 5 minutes.

Place the potatoes using tongs in air fryer basket.

Air fry for 10-15 minutes at 360F or 180C till your potatoes are nice and done.

You can use a knife to poke and see if the potato seems done.

Brush once more with the spiced vegan butter mix when taken out to enhance the taste of the seasonings.

Garnish with chopped parsley or cilantro leaves (optional) and serve hot with a dip of choice.

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