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    Home » Recipes » Sides & Appetizers

    Published: Nov 24, 2019 · Modified: Apr 14, 2020 by Melanie McDonald · This post contains affiliate links · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. · 9 Comments

    Lemon Garlic Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes

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    5 from 8 votes
    Introducing your new favourite potato recipe .... golden, crispy, herby, Lemon Garlic Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes! Flavourful, well seasoned, crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside & super quick & low effort in your Air Fryer! 

    Introducing your new favourite potato recipe .... golden, crispy, herby, Lemon Garlic Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes! Flavourful, well seasoned, crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside & super quick & low effort in your Air Fryer!

    a terracotta colour bowl of roast potatoes with bits of lemon and garlic

    THIS RECIPE IS SPONSORED BY COSORI

    These air fryer roasted potatoes are going to change your potato game forever. They're fluffy on the inside, crispy on the outside, full of lemon-y, garlicky, herby flavour and they only take 30 minutes to cook!

    And oh man, I've wanted an Air Fryer for a long time, so I'm very happy to be partnering with Cosori to bring you this recipe and to be able to practise endless rounds of roasted potatoes, fries and chocolate chip cookies in it!

    And I am in love with my super sleek new Smart Air Fryer.

    HEY GOOD LOOKIN'!

    a Cosori air fryer with the ingredients for Lemon Garlic Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes

    And yes it's "smart". I can control it from an easy to use app on my phone and even schedule a cook time up to 4 hours in advance. This totally feeds the tech geek/ lazy girl side of me. Checking on the progress of dinner from the sofa? I'm totally up for that!

    HOW TO MAKE ROASTED POTATOES IN AN AIR FRYER

    Making roasted potatoes is a breeze in an air fryer and frees your oven up for all sorts of other tasty things. Plus the cleanup is incredibly quick and easy.

    Here's how it's going down:

    First for ultimate texture, soak the peeled and cut potatoes in cold water for 15 minutes.  Then drain and dry off in clean dish towel. This step although recommended can be skipped if you don't have time.

    potato pieces in a bowl of water
    potato pieces being dried in a clean dish towel

    Then toss the potatoes with a tiny bit of oil and salt and pepper while your air fryer is preheating, tip them into the air fryer basket and cook for 15 minutes.

    a bowl of raw potato pieces tossed in oil and salt and pepper
    seasoned raw potatoes in the basket of an air fryer

    Prepare some fresh lemon and garlic while the Air Fryer is doing it's thing.

    lemon and garlic on a cutting board

    After 15 minutes, open the air fryer and squeeze some fresh lemon juice over the potatoes.

    part cooked potatoes in an air fryer

    Throw in the lemon wedges and garlic then give it all a good toss together.

    potatoes in an air fryer with lemon and garlic

    Tuck in some fresh rosemary and cook again for another 15 minutes.

    We have literally all of my favourite things taking a ride together in this here Air Fryer! ♡

    potatoes with lemon, garlic and rosemary in an air fryer basket

    That's it done and in only 30 minutes. Potato game changed forever.

    the basket of an air fryer being opened to show the potatoes inside

    The potatoes are incredibly good, but what makes them more special are the little roasted garlic cloves and caramelized lemon wedges. Make sure each person gets a couple of those on their plate so that they can squuuuuueeeeeeze the soft, sweet garlic from it's papery skin, smush the caramelized lemon onto the potatoes, and devour it altogether.

    As for the rosemary. You'll need to discard the big woody sticks. The leaves all come off during the cooking process and scatter nicely over the potatoes. They end up crispy and delicious too!

    a fork going into a pile of roasted potatoes

    SUCCESS TIPS FOR PERFECT ROASTIES

    1. Soak the potatoes in cold water for 15 minutes to remove some of their starchiness, then tip them into a clean dish towel and rub dry. Not an essential step, but it does help them to get crispier outsides.
    2. As with any roast potatoes, the quality and variety of the potatoes you use makes a huge difference to the outcome. My favourite variety of potato for roast potatoes is Yukon Gold, but Russets and Red Potatoes are good ones to go for too. If you are in the UK go for Desiree, Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes.
    3. Cut the potatoes into large pieces to showcase the contrast between soft fluffy insides and golden crispy outsides.
    4. For this recipe, don't parboil the potatoes.
    5. Be sure to preheat your Air Fryer if it has a preheat function. It only takes 5 minutes and it makes a real difference.
    6. Don't overcrowd the basket. We need that hot air to circulate well to get the best crispy finish. If your Air Fryer is smaller than my 5.8 qt one adjust the recipe to suit.
    7. Don't add the garlic, lemon and herbs until half way through, when it's time to shake, otherwise it will burn before the potatoes are finished cooking through.

    Um ... your future eating plans (and mine) summed up in one photo:

    close up of fork in air fryer roasted roast potato

    SERVING SUGGESTIONS

    I typically serve these potatoes as a side and they will go with pretty much anything. They are particularly good served with vegan chicken breasts or a traditional vegan roast dinner, or even with my Vegan Meatloaf.

    I am also totally happy just munching on them as a snack and they would be perfect to serve as finger food at gatherings, with or without my Green Sauce for dipping.

    However you plan to serve them though, they are ready, waiting and have your name written all over them, so bust out your Air Fryer and get roasting!

    WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN AIR FRYER?

    If you don't have an Air Fryer, I highly recommend you treat yourself to one, but in the meantime, you could roast these potatoes in a regular oven. You will need to parboil the potatoes (put them in a pan of salted cold water, bring to a boil for about 4 minutes then drain and allow to steam dry), toss them with the oil, salt and pepper, and they will likely take about 45 minutes on 420 °F in the oven after that. I would add the garlic, lemon and rosemary half way through.

    And so to recap, these Lemon Garlic Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes are:

    • Crispy and delicious
    • Lemony and garlicky
    • Quick and easy
    • Perfect as a side with most dinners
    • Great as finger food at parties or get togethers

    HUNGRY FOR MORE?

    You might enjoy these vegan air fryer recipes too:

    • Air Fryer Carrots
    • Air Fryer Chocolate Chip Cookies
    a pile of lemon garlic roasted potatoes

    Lemon Garlic Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes

    Author: Melanie McDonald
    5 from 8 votes
    Introducing your new favourite potato recipe …. golden, crispy, herby, Lemon Garlic Air Fryer Roasted Potatoes! Flavourful, well seasoned, crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside & super quick & low effort in your Air Fryer! 
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    PREP TIME: 10 minutes
    COOK TIME: 30 minutes
    Air Fryer preheating time 5 minutes
    TOTAL TIME: 45 minutes
    Servings: 5 servings (as a side)

    Ingredients
      

    • 900 g / 2 lb potatoes (about 4 large ones)
    • 2 tablespoons oil of choice , avocado, olive, vegetable, sunflower are all fine
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • 2 lemons
    • 1 entire head of garlic
    • 4 big (approx 4 inch long) fresh rosemary stems

    RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT

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    INSTRUCTIONS
     

    • Peel the potatoes and cut into large pieces. With a large potato I generally get 5 pieces.
    • Put the cut potatoes in a bowl and cover with cold water. Leave to soak for 15 minutes, then drain and pour the potatoes onto a clean dish towel. Bundle it up around them and rub them dry.
    • Dry the bowl you had them in and return them, then pour in the oil and sprinkle in the salt and pepper. Stir to coat them all evenly.
    • Preheat your Air Fryer if it has a preheat function, then add the potatoes carefully to the hot basket and cook on 350°F (175 °C) for 15 minutes.
    • While they are cooking, break up the head of garlic into individual cloves and remove any skin that is really loose and papery. Leave the rest of the skin intact.
    • Cut the 2 lemons in half lengthways. Save one half for juicing, then cut the other halves into 3 wedges each.
    • Once the 15 minutes is up, open the Air Fryer and squeeze the juice from the half of lemon over the potatoes. Throw in the garlic cloves and the lemon wedges and give it all a really good toss together. Tuck in the rosemary stalks amongst the potatoes.
    • Return the basket to the Air Fryer and cook for a further 15 minutes. Check. They should be done, but if you prefer them a little more golden, put them back on for 5 minutes.
    • Pick out the woody rosemary sticks and serve the potatoes with the garlic cloves and the lemon wedges. Guests can squeeze the soft, sweet cloves of garlic out of their skins and eat it with the potatoes and the caramelized lemon.

    NOTES

    To serve
    When serving be sure to get some of the roasted garlic cloves and lemon wedges in each portion, then while eating, smush the caramelized lemon against the potatoes, squuuuuueeeeeeze that sweet roasted garlic out of it's papery skin and eat it all together.  And that's your potato game changed FOREVER!
    Leftovers?
    In the very unlikely event that you have leftovers, these potatoes are still very delish cold as a snack. You can also pop them back in the Air Fryer for 5 minutes on 350°F to warm up, or on a tray in the oven on 350°F for about 10-12 minutes. 
    Oil-free?
    You can reduce the oil in this recipe by half to reduce the fat further if you want to but the potatoes won't turn out quite as crispy and golden. I also think aquafaba (liquid from a can of chickpeas) might work instead, like with my Healthy No Oil Crispy Roasted Potatoes recipe, but I have yet to try it myself. I will update when I do!
    No Air Fryer? 
    If you don’t have an Air Fryer, I highly recommend you treat yourself to one, but in the meantime, you could roast these potatoes in a regular oven. You will need to parboil the potatoes (put them in a pan of salted cold water, bring to a boil for about 4 minutes then drain and allow to steam dry), toss them with the oil, salt and pepper, and they will likely take about 45 minutes on 420 °F in the oven after that. I would add the garlic, lemon and rosemary half way through. 

    NUTRITION

    Calories: 172kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 485mgPotassium: 817mgFiber: 6gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 23IUVitamin C: 44mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 6mg

    Nutritional information is provided for convenience & as a courtesy. The data is a computer generated estimate so should be used as a guide only.

    Tried this recipe?Rate it & leave your feedback in the comments section below, or tag @avirtualvegan on Instagram and hashtag it #avirtualvegan

    Thank you to Cosori for sponsoring this post!

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    Comments

    1. Elysia says

      June 16, 2021 at 5:00 am

      5 stars
      So good! And easy. Doing them this way from now on :)

      Reply
    2. Ruth says

      September 20, 2020 at 3:59 pm

      5 stars
      loved the potatoes, could have eaten the whole batch!

      Reply
    3. Susan says

      September 07, 2020 at 4:35 pm

      5 stars
      Made these tonight and they came out perfect, they are the new family favorite. The flavors of the lemon and the roasted garlic were perfect.

      Reply
      • A Virtual Vegan says

        September 07, 2020 at 6:16 pm

        I'm really pleased you enjoyed them Susan. Thanks so much for coming back to leave a review/rating!

        Reply
    4. Janet Blackwell says

      January 26, 2020 at 3:34 pm

      5 stars
      I had a Cosori air fryer for Christmas and made these potatoes a few days ago. We all loved them. Thank you!

      Reply
    5. Lynne says

      December 15, 2019 at 12:52 pm

      5 stars
      We love this potato recipe. I made it for Thanksgiving breakfast and now this morning. I have to let you know how much we love it! It’s super easy and the roasted garlic, lemon and rosemary make this dish amazing!

      Reply
      • A Virtual Vegan says

        December 15, 2019 at 2:31 pm

        I'm really pleased you are enjoying it Lynne. Thank you!

        Reply
    6. Elizabeth says

      November 25, 2019 at 6:18 am

      I’d like to try this with unpeeled potatoes. I always buy organic so that I can eat the skins. How would that work?

      Reply
      • A Virtual Vegan says

        November 25, 2019 at 7:39 am

        That will be fine. I'd still give them a little soak in water as stated, to wash off the starch on the cut sides and to promote extra crispiness. Then just continue as is. Hope that helps and enjoy!

        Reply

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