← All recipes

🍽️ Crispy Fish Sticks with Cucumber-Dill Salad from the Air Fryer

376 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• Cucumbers 2 pcs
• Salt pinch
• Dill, fresh 30 g
• Sugar 1 tbsp
• Balsamic vinegar, light 5 tbsp
• Rapeseed oil 5 tbsp
• Cod back fillet 500 g
• Wheat flour, Type 405 3 tbsp
• Breadcrumbs 100 g
• Eggs 1 pc
• Pepper, black ground pinch

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the cucumbers thoroughly.
2. 2. Peel the cucumbers as you like.
3. 3. Slice the cucumbers into thin rounds or use a peeler.
4. 4. Place the cucumber slices in a bowl.
5. 5. Sprinkle about one and a half teaspoons of salt over the cucumbers.
6. 6. Mix the cucumbers well with the salt.
7. 7. Wash the dill thoroughly.
8. 8. Shake the dill dry.
9. 9. Remove the thick stems from the dill.
10. 10. Finely chop the delicate dill tips.
11. 11. Take a separate bowl.
12. 12. Add the sugar to the bowl.
13. 13. Add the vinegar to the bowl.
14. 14. Add four tablespoons of oil to the bowl.
15. 15. Stir the liquid and sugar well.
16. 16. Add the marinated cucumber slices to the sauce.
17. 17. Add the chopped dill to the bowl.
18. 18. Gently fold the cucumbers and dill into the mixture.
19. 19. Wash the cod.
20. 20. Pat the cod dry with kitchen paper.
21. 21. Cut the cod into eight long strips.
22. 22. Take a deep plate.
23. 23. Spread the flour on the first plate.
24. 24. Take a second deep plate.
25. 25. Spread the breadcrumbs on the second plate.
26. 26. Take a third plate.
27. 27. Whisk the egg on the third plate.
28. 28. Salt the cod strips.
29. 29. Pepper the cod strips.
30. 30. Coat one cod strip in the flour first.
31. 31. Dip the floured strip into the egg next.
32. 32. Coat the egg-dipped strip in the breadcrumbs last.
33. 33. Press the coating lightly.
34. 34. Repeat the process for all strips.
35. 35. Fill the air fryer basket with four fish sticks.
36. 36. Make sure the fill level is not too high.
37. 37. Preheat the air fryer to 180 degrees Celsius.
38. 38. Fry the fish sticks for six minutes.
39. 39. Turn the fish sticks after half the time.
40. 40. Fry the fish sticks for another six minutes.
41. 41. Repeat the frying process with the remaining four sticks.
42. 42. Serve the crispy fish sticks with the cucumber-dill salad.
43. 43. Enjoy your meal!

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 376
• Protein: 33 g · Fett/Fat: 14 g · Carbs: 28 g