Looking for a tasty and nutritious alternative to French fries that makes a quick and easy side dish? Try air fryer parsnips, which are flavorful root vegetables beautifully roasted in the air fryer, resulting in a slightly sweet taste with a soft, tender inside and perfectly crisped outside. Furthermore, the best part is they are ready in just 20 minutes including the prep time, making them an effortless addition to any meal.
Air fryer parsnips make a super effortless side dish! They cook much faster than oven-roasted parsnips and use less oil.
In this guide, I will walk you through the step-by-step cooking instructions on making parsnips in your air fryer without any extra effort and professional skills. Hence, keep reading to discover the exciting recipe for preparing parsnips in the air fryer.
What Ingredients Are Required to Prepare Parsnips in the Air Fryer?
As we already know by now, there are countless benefits to cooking food in the air fryer. Firstly, it’s much healthier than deep frying or oven roasting because it doesn’t require excess oil. Secondly, it’s much faster than oven cooking due to the constant dry circulating heat.
While there are many ways to cook parsnips, air frying them results in parsnips that are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Additionally, since the air fryer cooks food quickly, you don’t have to worry about parsnips becoming overcooked and dry. Furthermore, roasting or air frying parsnips is incredibly effortless, requiring just a handful of ingredients:
Parsnips In Air Fryer
Equipment
- Large mixing bowl
- Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 1 pound Parsnips peeled and sliced
- ½ tbsp Extra virgin olive oilÂ
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Pepper
Instructions
- Preheat Your Air Fryer and Prepare ParsnipsThe first step is to preheat your air fryer. Set your air fryer to preheat at 390 degrees. Now, clean, peel, and cut your parsnips into coin shape, aiming for thickness similar to your pinky finger or slightly less.You can also scrub them, if necessary before slicing them into approximately 1 centimeter thickness or slightly less. There are also other shapes you can cut them into.
- Season your ParsnipsNext, take a large mixing bowl, place the cut parsnips into it, and coat them with extra virgin oil, salt, and pepper. Optionally, choose your favorite condiments for drizzling or dripping the fully cooked parsnips. While simple salt and pepper are great, if you are craving more flavor, consider adding a hint of garlic or onion powder (around ¼ tsp) and smoked paprika.For a sweet touch, lightly coat the parsnips with a drizzle of honey before cooking. Moreover, starchy roasted veggies are perfect for pairing with sauces. I recommend options like, tahini sauce, chili crunch, or even a simple chilly crunch mayo, the possibilities are endless.
- Cook the Parsnips and ServeNext, arrange the parsnips in a single layer in your air fryer, allowing for slight overlap. Air fry at 390 degrees for 15 minutes, stirring them halfway through the cooking time. After 15 minutes, conduct a taste test on a cooled parsnip.It should be thoroughly cooked with a soft center and lightly crisped exterior. Take them out of the air fryer and serve them as a side dish with steaks, or you can utilize any leftovers by adding them to a pot of cabbage soup. Additionally, you can also compliment vegan cabbage rolls with this flavor dish, or enjoy it as a snack alongside Cane’s sauce or Alabama white sauce for dipping.
Nutritional Table
| Calories | Sugar | Fat | Sodium | Fiber | Protein | Carbohydrates |
| 115 | 5.4g | 3.8g | 156.7mg | 5.6g | 1.4g | 20.5g |
Storing and Freezing Instructions and Some Tips
- If you have any leftovers, you can store them in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to a week.
- For freezing, place them in an air-tight container or zip-top bag for up to three months, then reheat either in your air fryer or in the oven.
- If your air fryer is smaller in size, you may need to cook parsnips in multiple batches to ensure even cooking. Otherwise, they may be piled too high, and some of the parsnips won’t get enough heat and air exposure.
- I always taste a parsnip at the end of air frying to check whether it is thoroughly cooked. If the parsnips aren’t fully soft in the middle after 15 minutes, cook them for another 1-3 minutes and test again.
Parsnips are easy to cook as long as you have an air fryer in your house. Simply follow the steps provided in the article for better guidance.
