How to Make Vegetable Fries

Vegetable fries aren’t really fried, but they are baked until they are crispy. They are great for kids, as appetizers or as a side dish with a burger. Vegetable fries make a great, healthier replacement for regular French fries. Serve them with a little ranch for a dipping sauce or be creative and make your own dipping sauce.

Things You'll Need

• 1 zucchini
• 1 yellow squash
• 10 green beans
• 1 cup flour
• 2 cups bread crumbs
• 2 eggs

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 450 F.

2. Wash the vegetables. Pat them dry or let them air dry.

3. Cut the zucchini and yellow squash into thin strips and cut the ends off the green beans.

4. Put the flour and bread crumbs in separate plates. Crack the eggs into a bowl, add a tablespoon of water and beat them.

5. Bread the vegetables by first coating them in flour, then egg wash and bread crumbs.

6. Lay the vegetables flat on a sheet pan and drizzle the vegetable fries with canola oil. Place the vegetable fries in the oven and bake at 450 F for six minutes.

7. Flip the fries and bake another five minutes or until they are golden brown.

Tips & Warnings

• You can make a bunch of vegetable fries ahead of time and freeze them for up to one month. Just place them in the freezer so they are not touching until they are frozen. Then they can be placed in a zip top bag.

References

• Epicurious: Baked Zucchini Fries with Tomato Coulis Dipping Sauce