Air Fryer Calamari
- Prep Time: 35 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 appetizer-sized portions 1x
- Category: Seafood
- Method: Air fryer
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Ingredients
- 10 oz. cleaned calamari tubes and tentacles
- 1 1/2 c buttermilk (or if you don’t have buttermilk use plain yogurt and dilute with milk to make about 1 1/2 cups)
- Salt and pepper, as desired
- 1 c mini salted pretzels
- 3/4 c flour (whole wheat or all-purpose)
- 1/4 tsp. crushed red pepper (optional)
- Light-colored oil (canola, light olive, etc.), for brushing or spray oil
- Mustard sauce: dijon mustard, mayonnaise
- Lemon slices and chopped fresh parsley for topping
Instructions
- Slice calamari tubes into bite-size pieces. Also, chop any larger tentacles. Soak calamari in buttermilk or yogurt solution along with salt and pepper for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Meanwhile, pulse mini pretzels and flour together in a food processor until pretzels are finely crushed, but still have some texture. Season with black pepper and red pepper flake if using. Place pretzel-flour mixture in a shallow dish.
- Spray air fryer basket with oil. Preheat air fryer to 360 degrees F. Drain calamari from marinade. Dip calamari into pretzel-flour mixture and roll around until completely coated. Place calamari in air fryer basket and spray or brush with oil. Air fry calamari for 10-12 minutes, turning and brushing or spraying with more oil about halfway through.
- While calamari cooks, mix together equal parts mustard and mayonnaise in whatever amount desired for dipping.
- Once calamari is cooked, serve immediately with sauce, lemon slices, and parsley on top.
Find it online: https://agratefulmeal.com/air-fryer-calamari/