Fit to be fried: Avocado fries

Published October 8, 2023

I’d had my only experience with avocado fries two years earlier at a trendy Mexican eatery in Boulder, Colorado, where I visited my daughter and her family. Unsure about whether to order them, we asked the waiter, who gushed that they were his favorite thing on the menu. We decided to share some as an appetizer and then spent the rest of the meal wishing we’d ordered our own. We found it hard to be polite as we gobbled the luscious, creamy slices of delicate, tender, breaded avocado.

Fast forward to the present: the not-quite-ripe avocados sitting in a basket on my counter suddenly reminded me of that delightful culinary experience. After searching exhaustively online, I settled on this recipe as the best one. Easy and quick—especially if you have an air fryer—you most likely have all the ingredients needed in your kitchen cupboards. You might need some avocados, but they’re easily found. This recipe uses an interesting method for breading: panko crumbs are mixed with a bit of olive oil to make them bind better to the avocado and to make the breading just a tad crispier. It’s a simple step that makes a big difference in the finished fries.

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