Air Fryer Thai Veggie Bites

Welcome to my meatless Monday air fryer Thai veggie bites recipe.

Last Monday for my weekly Meatless Monday recipe I shared with you how to make veggie bake cakes that are a great use of your leftovers, but for some people they may find them a bit boring, or like something that a pensioner would make.

Well I love old and I am still super addicted to the prawn cocktail and chicken liver pate. But like most people I like something with a kick too.

Introducing my Air Fryer veggie bites…..They’re a perfect use out of all that leftover vegetable bits and pieces that you have in the bottom of your fridge.

At the same time it is nice and spicy and shows that vegetarian food doesn’t have to be boring.

Though thanks to my love for cheese it is far from vegan, but you could lose the cheese if you are a vegan.

These beautiful little Thai veggie bites could also be placed on cocktail sticks and would make a great party snack for the festive period.

You could also follow this recipe and achieve something similar with any leftover vegetables that you have in the house.

With it being Boxing Day, I am sure like me you have that bursting fridge that looks like it is going to explode.

If it is like ours it will be full of turkey, vegetables, mince pies and probably something sugary that you didn’t quite manage yesterday!

Well this is something different to do with it and because of the ingredients in this recipe you could stretch your spare vegetables a lot further than you would ever have thought.

Also if you have been at the naughty unhealthy food a lot lately, well here is your chance (between glasses of wine) to get your 5 a day into your diet!

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What Are Veggie Bites Made Of?

Veggie bites are made of any type of vegetable you have in your fridge plus a binding agent like flour, eggs, or breadcrumbs. In this recipe, I’ve used broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, courgettes, leeks, along with flour as a binder.

If you want to make the veggies separately in the air fryer, I have a bunch of recipes you can try like my air fryer frozen broccoli, air fryer carrots, and air fryer cauliflower bites recipes.

What Temperature Should I Set My Air Fryer For Vegetables?

While it depends on the vegetables used, the average across our many veggie air fryer recipes is 180c/360f and have a cook time of 10 to 15 minutes.

What Oil is Best For Air Frying Vegetables?

Extra virgin olive oil is best for air frying vegetables. Use the regular oil from the bottle or get this one in a spray bottle. I have tried other oils like avocado, canola and rapeseed but they are never as good as extra virgin olive oil.

Be sure to check out my guide on air fryer oil usage and see why you absolutely should NOT be using frylight with your air fryer.

Is It Worth Getting An Air Fryer As A Vegetarian?

You bet it is worth getting an air fryer as a vegetarian. It is great for reducing your oil consumption and making more than just air fryer potatoes! There are so many brilliant recipes you can make from air fryer chickpeas and lentil burgers to air fryer cauliflower cheese and mac and cheese (yes you can make mac and cheese in the air fryer!). Your options are as limitless as your imagination. And you can convert meaty recipes too into vegetarian options using our complete air fryer cookbook. Check out what we did with our classic air fryer lasagna to make it vegetarian.

Can You Recommend An Air Fryer?

I often get asked which air fryers I recommend and which one I use. In 95% of our air fryer recipes, we use either the Philips Air Fryer XL or the Cosori XL because they are the best ones, we have found out of many air fryers we have tried over the years. You can click on the links above and read up on them. But if you would rather have a dual air fryer we recommend this Ninja Dual (make sure you order the right one as not all are good) or the Philips Dual.

More Vegetable Recipes In The Air Fryer

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Air Fryer Thai Veggie Bites

Welcome to my meatless Monday air fryer Thai veggie bites recipe.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time25 minutes mins

Course: Main Course, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: Air Fryer

Servings: 16 bites

Calories: 117kcal

Author: Recipe This

Ingredients

• Philips Airfryer
• 1 Large Broccoli
• 1 Large Cauliflower
• 6 Large Carrots
• Handful Garden Peas
• ½ Cauliflower made into cauliflower rice
• 1 Large Onion peeled and diced
• 1 Small Courgette
• 2 Leeks cleaned and thinly sliced
• 1 Can Coconut Milk
• 50 g Plain Flour
• 1 cm Cube Ginger peeled and grated
• 1 Tbsp Garlic Puree
• 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 1 Tbsp Thai Green Curry Paste
• 1 Tbsp Coriander
• 1 Tbsp Mixed Spice
• 1 Tsp Cumin
• Salt & Pepper

Metric – Imperial

Instructions

• In a wok cook your onion with the garlic, ginger and olive oil until the onion has a good bit of colour on it.
• While you are cooking your onion in a steamer cook your vegetables (apart from the courgette and leek) for 20 minutes or until they are nearly cooked.
• Add the courgette, the leek and the curry paste to your wok and cook on a medium heat for a further 5 minutes.
• Add the coconut milk and the rest of the seasoning mix well and then add the cauliflower rice.
• Mix again and allow simmering for 10 minutes.
• Once it has simmered for 10 minutes and the sauce has reduced by half, add the steamed vegetables. Mix well and you will now have a lovely base for your veggie bites.
• Place in the fridge for an hour to allow to cool.
• After an hour make into bite sizes and place in the Air Fryer. Cook for 10 minutes at 180c and then serve with a cooling dip.

Notes

For best results cover your hands in flour and as you make the veggie bites they will soak up the flour and will combine better. Also place the bites onto a baking sheet in your Air Fryer for less tidying up later.

Nutrition

Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 367mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 4420IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1.5mg

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