These quick Air Fried Avocado Tacos are filled with crispy and creamy avocados, fresh vegetables, and a delicious cilantro lime crema on top. Ready in less than 30 minutes, Taco Tuesdays will never be the same!
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The Best Air Fried Avocado Tacos
Meatless Monday, Taco Tuesday, or really any night of the week just got easier with these Air Fried Avocado Tacos. These vegetarian tacos are so tasty and filling, and they’re ready in less than 30 minutes.
This recipe came about because of our new favorite Air Fryer Fried Avocado recipe. We just knew we had to use that brilliant method to make avocado tacos! They start with crispy air fried avocado and are then loaded with fresh vegetables and a flavor-packed cilantro lime crema. The tacos can take on all sorts of flavors with all of the different optional toppings that are available… the possibilities are endless.
Anyhow, the air fryer is the key to success when frying avocados. You do not need any oil and the fried avocados cook in only 4 minutes, making this a quick, healthy, and easy dinner. Let’s get into it!
Why These Fried Avocado Tacos Work
Fried avocado tacos are the best! Here’s why we think you’ll love this vegetarian dinner as much as we do:
- Flavor, flavor, flavor. This taco recipe is made with a homemade taco seasoning that includes spicy chili powder, smoky paprika, savory garlic powder, and more.
- Amazing texture. Creamy avocados, juicy corn, crunchy peppers, soft tortillas… every bite of these tacos is a delight!
- Healthy and hearty. Filled with crispy fried avocado and tons of other fresh veggies, these tacos are a wonderful, filling, meatless Monday dinner idea that won’t leave you feeling hungry!
What Is the Best Air Fryer?
Air fryers come in a couple of different styles. The first style is a drawer/basket style that slides in the front. The second type looks like a toaster oven and opens with a door, like a mini version of a regular oven.
We have personally tried a few different styles of air fryers and these are our 3 favorites. Depending on your budget and air fryer style preference, you should find one that will work for you below:
- Large Budget Friendly Basket Style: 8 Qt Gourmia Air Fryer
- Best Large Basket Air Fryer: Power XL 10 Qt Air Fryer
- Toaster Oven Style Air Fryer: Cuisinart Air Fryer Toaster Oven
Recipe Ingredients
You will need only a handful of ingredients to make these easy air fried avocado tacos. Check the recipe card below for the precise quantities!
- Avocados: Look for an avocado that is firm, but has a very slight give to it. Also, the skin on the avocado should be black.
- Taco Seasoning: We have a great Homemade Taco Seasoning recipe!
- Panko Breadcrumbs: You want to use plain panko breadcrumbs, not already seasoned panko breadcrumbs.
- Corn Tortillas: You can also use flour tortillas if you prefer.
Optional Toppings
- Crema: This zesty Cilantro Lime Crema only takes a few minutes to make and adds an insane amount of flavor. Highly recommend taking the time to try this homemade crema!
- Shredded Cabbage
- Chopped Tomatoes
- Roasted Corn
- Lime Juice
- Fresh Cilantro
How to Make Avocado Tacos
These air fryer avocado tacos come together in less than half an hour. The full set of directions can be found below in the recipe card as well!
- Slice the avocado. You will need to slice your avocado into strips. Make sure not to cut your avocado into very thin strips, though. Once you slice the avocado in half, remove the seed, peel the skin, and discard both. Then, place the avocado on a cutting board and make 2 cuts in each half. This will leave you with 6 slices of avocado for every one avocado you cut.
- Season the avocado. Rub taco seasoning over all of the slices of avocado.
- Coat the avocado with breadcrumbs. Press the slices of avocado into the Panko breadcrumbs on all sides.
- Air fry the avocado. Place the avocado slices in the air fryer, being careful not to over-fill the basket. Cook the avocado on 375°F for 4 minutes. Remove the cooked slices from the basket and repeat, if needed, until all of the avocado slices are cooked.
- Prepare the tortillas. While the avocados are in the air fryer, heat the tortillas and wrap them to keep warm. (I warm them in the microwave in a slightly damp paper towel for 30 seconds or you can follow the directions on the packaging.)
- Assemble the tacos. Add 2 to 3 slices of avocado in a warm tortilla and layer them with your favorite toppings. ENJOY!
Tips for Success
That’s pretty much all there is to it, but here are some quick tips on fried avocado tacos that you might find helpful:
- How to pick avocados. Look for an avocado that has all black skin, but is still firm when pressed. When you press on it with your finger, you should feel a slight give, but it should not be soft or mushy.
- Use thick slices for avocado. You want your avocado to be sliced thickly, not thinly. You should get 6 avocado slices out of each avocado. Slice your avocado in half, and then cut each half into 3 slices, for a total of 6 slices per avocado.
- Don’t overcrowd your air fryer. You want your avocado slices to be in a thin layer so that they cook evenly. Do not overcrowd your air fryer or stack breaded avocado slices on top of each other while cooking.
- Vegan vs Vegetarian. These avocado tacos are vegetarian when you add the delicious crema. If you need this dish to be vegan, just skip the crema and verify your tortillas are vegan – everything else is already vegan!
- Warm your tortillas. A warm tortilla makes all the difference! Quickly heat your corn tortillas in the microwave wrapped in a damp paper towel, or on the stove top in a skillet if they are flour tortillas!
What Goes With Fried Avocado Tacos?
Not sure what to serve with your avocado tacos? We’ve got some side dish suggestions for you!
- Toppings. We love to add crema, Pico de Gallo, sour cream, Corn Salsa, and more to these tacos!
- Beans. Refried beans are always a good idea when you’re serving tacos.
- Roasted veggies. Throw some more vegetables into the mix! Make roasted brussels sprouts, broccoli, etc.
- Salad. This Mexican Corn Salad is great if you haven’t already added corn to your tacos, or you can keep it simple and go with mixed greens!
How to Store and Reheat Leftovers
If you end up with some leftover fried avocado slices, save them for later! Here’s how to do it:
- To store. Keep them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- To reheat. Reheat your fried avocado in the air fryer at 375°F for a couple of minutes, or until warmed through.
More Easy Air Fryer Recipes
Looking for more things to cook in your air fryer? Us too! We are obsessed with our air fryer and how quickly and easily it cooks things. Here are a few of our other favorite air fryer recipes:
Air Fried Avocado Tacos
Ingredients
Air Fried Avocado:
- 4 avocados
- 2 teaspoons taco seasoning
- 1 ½ cups panko breadcrumbs
- Corn tortillas
Optional Toppings:
- Cilantro Lime Crema
- Tomato
- Cilantro
- Shredded cabbage
- Corn, Roasted or Fresh
- Lime wedges
Instructions
- Slice each avocado into 6 strips. To do this, slice the avocado in half, remove the seed, peel the skin and discard. Then slice each half into 3 pieces, this will leave you with 6 slices of avocado for every one avocado.
- Season avocado slices with taco seasoning lightly on all sides. Then press the slices of avocado into the Panko breadcrumbs on all sides to coat each slice fully in breadcrumbs.
- Place the avocado slices in the air fryer, being careful not to over fill the basket. Cook on 375°F for 4 minutes. Remove cooked slices from the basket and repeat, if needed, until all of the avocado slices are cooked.
- While the avocados are in the air fryer, warm the tortillas and wrap them to keep warm. (I warm my corn tortillas in the microwave, in a slightly damp paper towel, for 30 seconds. This will keep your corn tortillas from cracking.)
- To assemble your tacos, add 2 to 3 slices of avocado in a warm tortilla and layer with your favorite toppings. ENJOY!
Notes
- To store. Keep them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- To reheat. Reheat your fried avocado in the air fryer at 375°F for a couple of minutes, or until warmed through.
These were amazing! First off…. I’m not a cook or a chef and I need like the easiest ever air fryer recipes cuz that thing scares me! These were so easy and so delicious. We added them to our chicken street tacos and it took them to the next level! Hubby couldn’t stop eating them!
Thanks Heather!