Air fryer okra is the perfect side dish or snack and a great way to use up all that okra in the garden. This recipe can be made with fresh or frozen okra too. The best part is that this is a healthy, no breading okra recipe that is low-carb.
CAN I USE FROZEN OKRA IN THE AIR FRYER?
You can definitely use frozen okra in the air fryer. It makes is convenient especially when okra isn’t in season.
The key to cooking frozen okra in the air fryer is to KEEP COOKING IT.
If you are new to okra they can get very slimy. This will happen during the first part of the cooking time, but just keep shaking the basket and cooking the okra and they will end up getting dry and crispy.
HOW TO COOK FRESH OKRA IN THE AIR FRYER
Fresh okra is also easy to cook in the air fryer.
Trim the ends off the okra pods and then slice the okra into even pieces about an inch in size.
Fresh okra will also get a little slimy at the beginning of the cooking process.
I like to shake the basket every few minutes of cooking and add more olive oil spray midway through to add more crunch.
MYWW POINTS
If you are following the WW plan this is a great choice of side dishes or snacks.
There are zero points for the blue, green and purple myWW plans. This is based on using about 10 pumps of olive oil spray.
On the current WeightWatchers Program (2023) it is ZERO points.
INGREDIENTS FOR AIR FRYER OKRA
I love simple, no fuss recipes and this one definitely fits that description.
- Frozen or Fresh Okra
- Seasoned Salt
- Olive Oil Spray (non-aerosol)
HOW TO MAKE OKRA IN THE AIR FRYER
I will go over how to make air fryer okra using fresh or frozen okra.
STEP ONE: PREPARE OKRA
If you are using fresh okra you will start off by trimming off both ends and then slicing it into even pieces about 1 inch or so in length.
Put the fresh or frozen okra pieces into a bowl. Remember if you use frozen okra you want unbreaded okra.
Lightly spray the okra with olive oil spray.
Toss the okra with the seasoned salt until nicely coated in oil and salt.
STEP TWO: AIR FRY
Lightly spray the air fryer basket with olive oil spray.
Place about 1/2 the okra into the basket and air fry at 350°F for about 15-20 minutes. Pause the air fryer every 5 minutes and shake the basket.
Air fry until the okra has dried out and is starting to lightly brown and get crunchy. You can spray the okra again during the cooking process to add extra crunch.
Frozen okra will take a little longer to cook in my experience.
AIR FRYER OKRA RECIPE
I think okra can be an acquired taste. The crunch of these was really good and I enjoyed them as a snack!
You can download and print off this air fryer okra recipe via the recipe card below.
This air fryer okra is healthy and crunchy even without breading.
- 16 oz Frozen or Fresh Okra sliced, ends trimmed
- 1 teaspoon Seasoned Salt
- Olive Oil Spray non-aerosol
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If you are using fresh okra you will start off by trimming off both ends and then slicing it into even pieces about 1 inch or so in length.
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Put the fresh or frozen okra pieces into a bowl. Remember if you use frozen okra you want unbreaded okra.
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Lightly spray the okra with olive oil spray. Toss the okra with the seasoned salt until nicely coated in oil and salt.
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Lightly spray the air fryer basket with olive oil spray.
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Place about 1/2 the okra into the basket and air fry at 350°F for about 15-20 minutes. Pause the air fryer every 5 minutes and shake the basket.
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Air fry until the okra has dried out and is starting to lightly brown and get crunchy. You can spray the okra again during the cooking process to add extra crunch.
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Frozen okra will take a little longer to cook in my experience. Repeat cooking process with the rest of the okra.
This is zero points for blue, green and purple myWW plans based on using 10 sprays of olive oil.
On the current WeightWatchers Program (2023) it is ZERO points.
If you loved this easy air fryer recipe be sure to check out these other great recipes:
- Air Fryer Cauliflower With Seasonings
- Easy Air Fryer Geen Beans
- Air Fryer Lemon Pepper Shrimp
- Air Fryer Apple Chips with Cinnamon
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