A fun addition to your paleo, keto, or whole30 dinner or snack -- also kid friendly!
Course:
Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
Keyword:
air fryer, asparagus, keto, paleo, whole30
Ingredients
32stalks asparagustrimmed to about 6” or to fit your air fryer
½cupalmond meal
2tablespoonscoconut flour
1teaspoongarlic salt
½teaspoonground white pepper
1large egg
2teaspoonswater
Avocado oil or olive oil pump spray
For lemon basil aioli dipping suace
3tablespoonsfresh basil about one large handful of leaves
1teaspoonminced garlic
1egg yolks
2teaspoonslemon juice
1/4teaspoonkosher salt
¼cupavocado oil
Instructions
Wash and dry asparagus and trim to fit your air fryer tray.
Mix together almond meal, coconut flour, garlic salt and pepper in shallow dish.
Whisk egg with water in another dish.
One spear at a time, dip asparagus into egg wash and then dredge in almond flour mixture.
Place spears in single layer on tray of air fryer. Note: may need to do more than one batch depending on air fryer capacity)
Lightly mist top of “breaded” asparagus spears with avocado oil spray.
Insert tray into air fryer and program machine for 8 minutes at 400 F degrees (time could vary slightly based on wattage of machine or size of asparagus).
Meanwhile, make dipping sauce by adding basil, garlic, yolks, lemon juice, and salt in small blender. Pulse to combine.
Turn blender on and slowly pour in avocado oil and blend until emulsified, approximately a minute. Turn processor off, scrap sides, blend again until all combined and smooth.
To serve, drizzle 8 spears with 2 tablespoons of sauce.