Use a vegetable peeler to peel the zucchini skin. Cut the zucchini into even fry shapes about ¼ inch wide by 4 inches long. Place on a paper towel and sprinkle sea salt on zucchini. Allow zucchini to rest for 10 minutes before blotting excess moisture with a paper towel.
4 small zucchini, ½ teaspoon salt
Spray basket with coconut oil spray and preheat to 400F if required.
In a large shallow bowl, add the pancake mix. Mix ¼ of the ranch seasoning packet into the pancake mix.
½ cup pancake mix, ½ packet ranch dressing mix
In another shallow bowl, mix ¼ of the seasoning packet into the panko bread crumbs (you are using ½ of the packet total.)
½ cup Panko breadcrumbs, ½ packet ranch dressing mix
Add the egg to a third bowl and beat.
1 egg
Using forks, coat zucchini fries with pancake mix, then egg, then panko bread crumb mix. Repeat process until all zucchini fries are coated.
Add zucchini to the basket in a single layer and do not crowd them. Air fry for 7 minutes or until desired crispiness. Salt to taste if needed, then serve with ketchup, marinara, ranch dressing, aioli, or your favorite dipping sauce.
salt to taste