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Air Fryer Crispy Spinach

October 9, 2019 by predominantlypaleo 12 Comments

 

Crispy, delicate and flavorful make for the perfect snack. Who knew Air Fryer Crispy Spinach could be so snack-worthy!?

 

Air Fryer Crispy Spinach

Last year for our middle daughter, Sadie’s birthday, we took a trip at her request to Branson, Missouri. While I was not sure I’d be super enthused at her choice, I decided to dive right into food options so I could have some things to look forward to (for grownups).

Before any travel, I always sniff out the best gluten free options, so I know what our choices are in advance. Sometimes I even plan what I am going to order, a little over the top I know. 

 

Air Fryer Crispy Spinach

To my surprise, in little ol’ Branson, Missouri,  I found a restaurant that not only had a gluten free menu, they had gluten free fried shrimp, fried chicken, loaded mashed potatoes, and green bean casserole. Comfort food at it’s finest. 

 

Air Fryer Crispy Spinach

But one of the more surprising treats, was their deep fried crispy spinach. What is this and why have I never had it in over 40 years of existence!? Well, I’ll tell ya, to this day, my son – the one who chooses carbs over anything else ever – has talked about that spinach. 

So now that I am a hardcore air fryer enthusiast, I figured, why the heck not! Let’s do this spinach thing. 

 

Air Fryer Crispy Spinach

I dove in. And I burned a lot of spinach. Trial and error. So much error. That’s ok, we got this; stay focused. After lots of brown leaves, I nailed it. And the family gave me a standing ovation. No, they didn’t. But they ate it and did tell me it was really good and we should definitely top it with some parmesan like they did in Branson. So I did. More rave reviews. 

I’m actually pretty pumped about this recipe because honestly raw spinach leaves make me a little sad sometimes. So this is a perfect way to up our veggie game and also not be bored to tears. 

Make sure you read my favorite air fryer post HERE to see why I chose this one and how I am using it every week like a LOT lot. Burgers, chicken, meatballs, wings, you name it. Oh and my Ranch Gnocchi, duh. I love it so much. 

 

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Air Fryer Crispy Spinach

Air Fryer Crispy Spinach
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★★★★★

4.7 from 7 reviews

  • Author: Jennifer Robins

Ingredients

  • Baby spinach leaves (I used about half a bag at a time)
  • Olive oil, avocado oil, or coconut oil SPRAY
  • Garlic sea salt blend (use sparsely)
  • Parmesan (if tolerated – you could also use plant based parmesan)
  • Lemon juice

Instructions

  1. If you notice, I did not use exact measurements because it will depend on your air fryer and palate. But you begin by spreading out the raw spinach leaves in your air fryer basket. They do not need to be single layer, they will still crisp up, just don’t make the layers of leaves too thick
  2. LIGHTLY spray your spinach with oil. You want to go with the less is more philosophy here.
  3. LIGHTLY season with garlic sea salt. And I mean lightly. You can always add more later but a scant pinch is more than enough in most cases or it will taste over-salted.
  4. Slide the basket into your air fryer and cook on the air fryer setting at 300 for 10 minutes. There will be a few darker stems and smaller leaves but less than 10 did not get enough leaves crispy and dried out for me. Also keep in mind different air fryers will require different temp and cook times. This is based on my  personal air fryer. 
  5. Once the cooking has completed, remove the air fryer basket carefully and sprinkle with parmesan if desired and give a little lemon juice squeeze. 

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Comments

  1. Alyssa says

    October 9, 2019 at 4:33 pm

    Crunchy, salty goodness! These may be my new favorite snack! The texture is similar to seaweed snacks but this homemade spinach version isn’t nearly as expensive.

    5.0 rating

    ★★★★★

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    • predominantlypaleo says

      October 9, 2019 at 4:56 pm

      Cannot believe how fast you made these!

      Reply
  2. Michelle says

    October 10, 2019 at 4:18 pm

    My family isn’t a fan of kale chips sadly, but I just made these and they are awesome! We will see what they think this afternoon when they try them. I’m making them for me either way! You are right on the salt and oil – not much. I think I used a hint too much oil the first time but they are still awesome. I could chow down the whole thing. If the kids don’t like them I may crumble them up and use it as a ‘spice’ in something.

    ★★★★★

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  3. Jen says

    October 11, 2019 at 1:00 am

    I made this tonight using kale and my family gobbled it up. I greatly prefer this cooking method over the oven for the crispy texture of the chips. Also, I live at high altitude and the cooking time and temp were spot on. Thank you!

    ★★★★★

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    • predominantlypaleo says

      October 15, 2019 at 9:07 pm

      Awesome!!!

      Reply
  4. Ralph Fiscus says

    February 26, 2021 at 9:32 pm

    So, did this Branson restaurant have a giant meatball and fork outside? That’s where we first tried this, two years ago.

    ★★★★★

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  5. Natalie says

    February 5, 2022 at 2:26 pm

    Just made this with my kids and they loved it! Heading to the store to buy more baby spinach (we only had a handful) so that we can make it again!

    ★★★★★

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    • predominantlypaleo says

      February 8, 2022 at 9:22 pm

      Awesome!

      Reply
  6. M says

    June 9, 2022 at 7:01 pm

    Great recipe!!!! No fuss. Just follow directions and use common sense.
    First time I tried-PERFECT!!!!

    Thanks

    5.0 rating

    ★★★★★

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  7. Cynthia Wilson says

    December 11, 2022 at 9:20 pm

    Thank you! I had a similar experience with a restaurant in Virginia Beach and have tried to replicate. This is as close as I’ve gotten to my memory. It was so tasty.

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  8. Mick says

    December 24, 2022 at 2:42 am

    very good! we shortened the cook time at 300 from 10 minutes to 2 and they came out perfect. 10 minutes just incinerated the leaves from minute 5 on.
    end result was about 50% soggy, 45% burnt, but we got at least 5-6 good leaves for each bag. took 4 batches to get those 6 leaves but so worth it.

    3.0 rating

    ★★★★★

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After being gluten free for 4 years, and having a multitude of chronic health issues, she realized there was still too much processed “food” in her pantry and change was needed. Jennifer began feeding her family more meals from WHOLE foods and less from boxes. Her recipes are predominantly paleo, meaning they are free of grain, gluten, dairy, and refined sugar, but make allowances for a few treats and sweets. She believes food can be medicine when used appropriately and that a few changes now can equate to huge benefits later. Healthy food does not need to be flavorless and void of personality, which she aims to accomplish through her many recipes.

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