These Air Fryer Fried Olives are a unique and tasty snack for olive lovers! We take salty green olives, coat them in breading, and air fry them until the outsides are crispy!
I wasn’t too sure about fried olives when I first saw them on a local restaurant’s menu, but you know I had to try them.
Turns out they are pretty amazing with that crispy exterior and salty punch of flavor on the inside!
Of course, this recipe is really for olive lovers only. My kids don’t like these at all, but they don’t ever eat green olives? Me on the other hand? I could plow right through and entire jar in one sitting!
If you also love olives, you’ll want to try our air fryer fried olives for sure! You can serve them as they are or pair them with a dipping sauce like ranch, garlic aioli, or marinara!
Up next, try our crispy air fried pickles or our green bean fries! . And don’t forget to check out all the rest of our air fryer snack recipes! We’ve got something for everyone.
Ingredient Notes:
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Green Olives – We use a mix of green olives. Try pimento stuffed, feta stuffed, and garlic stuffed green olives! Each bite is a surprise!
Breading – You’ll need flour and seasoning in one dish, eggs in another, and bread crumbs and panko in a third. This is a standard breading combo. We do use both Panko bread crumbs and Italian style bread crumbs for both good crunch and good coverage.
We love olives and these breaded, fried olives take one of our favorite snacks to a whole new level! These olives make for an irresistible snack and something that’s a bit different from the norm that makes them perfect for serving at gatherings or when watching the big game. Your guests will love these air fried olives!
How to Make Air Fryer Fried Olives:
Add the flour, onion powder, and garlic powder to a shallow dish and stir to combine. Add the eggs to a second dish and whisk until smooth. Finally, combine the Panko bread crumbs and Italian style bread crumbs with the salt in the third bowl.
To bread the green olives dip each one first into the flour, then the beaten egg, and finally the bread crumb mixture. Make sure you fully coat the olives in each of these before moving on to get the best results!
Spritz your air fryer basket with an olive oil spray and arrange the olives in an even layer. Spritz the olives with the oil spray too!
Air fry at 400 degrees for 6 minutes. Shake the basket gently about halfway through cooking. When they’re ready, serve them hot! See below for serving suggestions.
Serving Suggestions:
We like to serve these air fried olives with some ranch dressing or garlic aioli! Marinara sauce would be another great choice for dipping, and blue cheese dressing too. Pretty much any dip you’d like to use is fine here.
These fried olives make excellent snacks all by themselves or serve them alongside some other good stuff like our air fryer garlic bread! Serve them up at parties as part of a charcuterie board or cheese plate with your favorite deli meats and cheeses. Pepperoni and salami would go really well with the fried olives!
Fresh veggies like carrots, cherry tomatoes, and bell pepper are also good choices to serve alongside the olives at parties or gatherings or just when you’re snacking!
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Recipe FAQs:
Absolutely! We like to bread the olives in a simple breading made with panko and fine bread crumbs to really coat the olives and help them get nice and crispy.
Like most fried foods, these fried olives will be best served hot and fresh. However, you can store leftovers in a sealed dish in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat in the air fryer at 375 degrees for 5 minutes or until warmed through and crispy again.
We’ve only tested this recipe with green olives, but it should work well with any type of olive, so long as it’s pitted. You may use olives stuffed with a variety of fillings, like pimento, blue cheese, garlic, or feta.
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Air Fryer Fried Olives
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6 ounces green olives see notes
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup Panko bread crumbs
- 1 cup Italian style bread crumbs
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Drain the olives and pat dry with a paper towel.
- Add the flour, onion powder, and garlic powder to a shallow dish and stir to combine.
- Add the eggs to a second shallow dish and whisk until smooth.
- Add the Panko, bread crumbs, and salt to a third shallow dish and stir to combine.
- Dip each olive into first the flour, then the egg, and then the bread crumb mixture. Take care to fully coat the olives in each of these mixtures before moving on.
- Spritz the bottom of your air fryer basket with oil spray and arrange the olives in an even layer. Spritz olives liberally with oil spray.
- Air fry at 400 degrees for 6 minutes shaking the basket gently halfway through cooking.
Notes
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Comments & Reviews
Dee Zorrilla says
Love this recipe, it is delicious and easy to make.
Karly Campbell says
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂