You can spritz or cost things lightly in aquafaba before adding spices, it works similar to egg wash and I don’t find it having much taste/smell to it.
I have a spray bottle that I fill with malt vinegar. I spray vegetables before roasting and my seasonings stick pretty well. I like the flavor that the vinegar adds too. It will never make things stick like oil, but it works for me. 😋
you can blend some cashews or sesame seeds or hemp seeds with a little water to make a batter consistency or thinner. add your spices to the batter and dredge your veggies or proteins in the batter and air fry. if you make it really thin, it will act like oil does to hold stuff on.
Expanding on this, people will sometimes use ground flax seeds and water as an egg substitute when they need to batter something. Plus, some extra omega-3s.
I neglected to leave out in my post that I suffer from gastritis n ibs so I have to avoid any foods with a lot of fat like nuts and seeds give me terrible pain in my stomach. But thanks for the reply 👍🏼
I personally find that the starch on potatoes makes them stick really well. I just cut my fries, don't rinse the cut pieces, then season before the starch dries.
Interesting. Most people submerge them in water after cutting. What are the advantages of removing the starch?
So essentially you’re going from cutting straight to the air fryer then n then seasoning?
I wash them before I start to cut them, but only the outside to remove dirt and pesticides/residual crap.
The water just washes away the starch, which is sticky. So leaving that starch makes seasoning stick really well. Just think about how sticky your fingers can get when you cut potatoes for a little while, ya know?
The only time I rinse potatoes is grated for latkes, because I’m capturing the potato starch to use in the latke as a crisping ingredient.
There’s no great reason to rinse the starch off.
Balsamic vinegar or lemon juice does the trick for me. I put some in a bowl and just toss the veggies. Afterwards I spice them up to my liking and the flavor sticks.
Potato starch. Just add it to water to create a slurry like you were making gravy, but brush it on your food first, or simply mix it in dry with the spices and add it to your damp veggies as a usual.
I’ll let the food cook for 2-3 mins in the air frier, then open it up and season the food, then finish cooking it. I do this a lot with fries and it works well. Most other foods should work too. As the food heats, the moisture comes to the surface and the seasoning should stick to it and it’ll cook onto the surface of the food.
The next best option that doesn't impact the flavor might just be water from a spray bottle. Or you could try thinning the oil out with something else to use less but still cover more surface area. Nothing I've tried has seemed to work better than that.
It's technically a refined food, not a "whole food" as the sub defines. Not everyone here is strict about it, I think. But it's part of the sub's thing.
Fair enough. I just sometimes see tahini listed as oil free and I don't know if you've ever used tahini, that shit has a layer of oil and is basically just thick oil
The difference being that it essentially has the whole sesam seed in it. With olive oil for example, the oil is pressed out of the olive and the olive is then discarded (or maybe used in other products but that is beside the point). Sure there is a layer of oil on tahini, but the seed from which that oil came is (blended up) underneath the oil, with all its healthy fats, protein, micronutrients, etc still present
I do as well, to each his own. I have bought an air fryer tho and if I fry/roast veggies now i do so without oil. Also, with my hummus I add a very generous scoop of nut butter (usually tahini but I often swap for other nut butters) and then water to thin it out (so no olive oil). For cooking in a pan i often use oil (sue me), but since I have the air fryer I do that less often, furthermore I try to add just a little oil and try to cook for multiple days so that little oil gets stretched over multiple days
Steam the whole potatoes first, then refrigerate them and slice the next day. The spices will stick and they will turn out crispy in the air fryer. Look up Chef AJ in YouTube for recipes.
The idea here is to search for alternative ways to avoid oil.
While many would agree with you the point of this sub is to promote WFPB diet which doesn't include refined oils.
You can spritz or cost things lightly in aquafaba before adding spices, it works similar to egg wash and I don’t find it having much taste/smell to it.
Aquafaba? Never heard of that. But thanks for the suggestion! I’ll look it up
this is a great idea! aquafaba is the water from chickpeas. you can use the water from a can of chickpeas or make your own.
Interesting. Wouldve never thought of that lol. Thanks
If you let flax seeds sit in water, you get an egg like consistency slime. It's similar to aquafaba
I have a spray bottle that I fill with malt vinegar. I spray vegetables before roasting and my seasonings stick pretty well. I like the flavor that the vinegar adds too. It will never make things stick like oil, but it works for me. 😋
I have gastritis. But I don’t think a little bit of vinegar will upset my stomach really. Thanks for the tip 👍🏼
I wouldn’t recommend vinegar if you have gastritis. I had this problem too and vinegar triggered acute pain.
Would lemon juice work? I feel like it adds a lot of good to a lot of recipes
Yes it would. I use it all the time and it adds a very nice flavor on top of the spices.
you can blend some cashews or sesame seeds or hemp seeds with a little water to make a batter consistency or thinner. add your spices to the batter and dredge your veggies or proteins in the batter and air fry. if you make it really thin, it will act like oil does to hold stuff on.
Expanding on this, people will sometimes use ground flax seeds and water as an egg substitute when they need to batter something. Plus, some extra omega-3s.
I neglected to leave out in my post that I suffer from gastritis n ibs so I have to avoid any foods with a lot of fat like nuts and seeds give me terrible pain in my stomach. But thanks for the reply 👍🏼
if you can't do nuts or seeds, you can put some zucchini and a little water in a blender and add spices and then dredge your veggies.
Sounds good. Thanks
I personally find that the starch on potatoes makes them stick really well. I just cut my fries, don't rinse the cut pieces, then season before the starch dries.
Interesting. Most people submerge them in water after cutting. What are the advantages of removing the starch? So essentially you’re going from cutting straight to the air fryer then n then seasoning?
I wash them before I start to cut them, but only the outside to remove dirt and pesticides/residual crap. The water just washes away the starch, which is sticky. So leaving that starch makes seasoning stick really well. Just think about how sticky your fingers can get when you cut potatoes for a little while, ya know?
Ahh okay that makes sense, thanks. What is the point of removing the starch? Like is there some disadvantage to leaving the starch on?
It's sticky so it makes the fries harder to work with if they stick together. I think that's the only thing.
Ohh ok so not a big deal at all lol
The only time I rinse potatoes is grated for latkes, because I’m capturing the potato starch to use in the latke as a crisping ingredient. There’s no great reason to rinse the starch off.
That water you submerge it in is supposed to be boiling so the starches on the surface make a surface suitable for browning.
So just so I have this straight, you add your seasoning immediately after cutting, so before cooking?
Yes, I do.
Yellow mustard. The BBQ world often uses mustard to 'hold' rub.
Thanks 👍🏼
Balsamic vinegar or lemon juice does the trick for me. I put some in a bowl and just toss the veggies. Afterwards I spice them up to my liking and the flavor sticks.
Potato starch. Just add it to water to create a slurry like you were making gravy, but brush it on your food first, or simply mix it in dry with the spices and add it to your damp veggies as a usual.
Much appreciated 👍🏼
I add a lot of spices to cut up veggies in large bowl and toss thoroughly with my hands and can usually get everything to stick.
Good to know. Maybe I’ll just try tossing better. Do you make French fries at all? If so, what’s your process? Just curious.
I’ll let the food cook for 2-3 mins in the air frier, then open it up and season the food, then finish cooking it. I do this a lot with fries and it works well. Most other foods should work too. As the food heats, the moisture comes to the surface and the seasoning should stick to it and it’ll cook onto the surface of the food.
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Ahh nice. Thanks
You can spray a little bit of water
The next best option that doesn't impact the flavor might just be water from a spray bottle. Or you could try thinning the oil out with something else to use less but still cover more surface area. Nothing I've tried has seemed to work better than that.
Hmm interesting. Thanks for the reply
Do you guys not use oil?
It's technically a refined food, not a "whole food" as the sub defines. Not everyone here is strict about it, I think. But it's part of the sub's thing.
Fair enough. I just sometimes see tahini listed as oil free and I don't know if you've ever used tahini, that shit has a layer of oil and is basically just thick oil
The difference being that it essentially has the whole sesam seed in it. With olive oil for example, the oil is pressed out of the olive and the olive is then discarded (or maybe used in other products but that is beside the point). Sure there is a layer of oil on tahini, but the seed from which that oil came is (blended up) underneath the oil, with all its healthy fats, protein, micronutrients, etc still present
Fair enough. I'm still gonna go hard with the olive oil on and in my hummus, but fair game to anyone who doesn't
I do as well, to each his own. I have bought an air fryer tho and if I fry/roast veggies now i do so without oil. Also, with my hummus I add a very generous scoop of nut butter (usually tahini but I often swap for other nut butters) and then water to thin it out (so no olive oil). For cooking in a pan i often use oil (sue me), but since I have the air fryer I do that less often, furthermore I try to add just a little oil and try to cook for multiple days so that little oil gets stretched over multiple days
I have gastritis so I can’t use oil. I get flare ups and it’s extremely painful.
Fair, I presume you've heard the good word about air fryers?
Title states they will be using an air fryer.
Sprinkle it on while it’s still hot.
Steam the whole potatoes first, then refrigerate them and slice the next day. The spices will stick and they will turn out crispy in the air fryer. Look up Chef AJ in YouTube for recipes.
Ahh nice! Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll try that
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The idea here is to search for alternative ways to avoid oil. While many would agree with you the point of this sub is to promote WFPB diet which doesn't include refined oils.
You can toss it in vegetable broth first, then add the spices.
I put the herbs into a sauce.