Air Fryer Fried Olives
These Air Fryer Fried Olives are our new favorite snack! So quick and easy to prepare and so addictive with a seasoned crispy fried breading! Serve these olives with your favorite dip like garlic aioli, ranch, or marinara.
Servings: 6
Calories: 256kcal
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
We often keep it simple and use green olives stuffed with pimento, but feel free to get creative here. Garlic or feta stuffed green olives are delicious fried like this!
Serve these with garlic aioli or ranch dressing, if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 256kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 935mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 208IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 53mg | Iron: 2mg