These juicy, delicious air fryer tomatoes are insanely good and full of Mediterranean flavor. You’ll enjoy these mouth-watering tomatoes in 12 minutes, perfect for a quick breakfast, lunch, or side dish. You’ll never want to roast tomatoes any other way.
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Why you’ll love these air fryer roasted tomatoes
- They taste amazing, with all the flavor of oven-roasted tomatoes but they are made in the air fryer in just 10 minutes.
- It’s easy to air-fry tomatoes; they will become your ‘go-to’ snack or side dish!
- They make a great easy side dish for breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
- Double up and make a batch for the freezer.
- Ticking all the boxes, they are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and low-carb/keto, making this the perfect air fryer recipe.
Roasting tomatoes has never been so simple, packed full of flavor, our friends and family just can’t get enough of them!
What ingredients do I need?
You’ll need all the ingredients shown in the photograph below.
How to make air fryer tomatoes with step-by-step instructions
Making our air fryer roasted tomatoes is easy if you follow our simple instructions.
Preheat your air fryer to 400F/205C.
Cut the tomatoes in half and add them to a large mixing bowl.
Add extra virgin olive oil, Italian seasoning, balsamic vinegar, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper and toss to coat.
Transfer the tomato halves to your air fryer basket and air fry for 10 minutes, turning them halfway to ensure they cook evenly.
Serve immediately and enjoy!
How does an air fryer cook food?
An air fryer pushes hot air down onto the food and all around it.
Doing so mimics deep frying, giving you the same results but in a much healthier way (generally speaking).
What’s the best air fryer to use?
We’ve used several different air fryers over time, and currently, we prefer the Instant pot air fryers, which we use and love.
Instant Pot Vortex 4-in-1 Air Fryer 5.7L
Our favorite air fryer is the Instant pot Vortex and we like this for its intuitive display, the filter stops lasting food smells, and you can see your food cooking through the glass panel and light function.
Which tomatoes are best for air frying?
Most ripe tomatoes will air-fry well.
We’ve used large tomatoes on the vine for this recipe, but you could use Roma tomatoes, plum tomatoes, grape tomatoes, and buffalo tomatoes; they’d have a very tasty flavor.
Air fryer roasted cherry tomatoes are also good.
Make sure you use fresh tomatoes, and you won’t go far wrong.
More ways to cook tomatoes
There are many different recipes for tomatoes; when cooking tomatoes, you can use them with marinara pasta sauce, arrabbiata sauce, tomatoes and goat cheese bake, or a tasty spicy tomato soup.
Naturally, they are delicious uncooked, try our tomato, onion, and cucumber salad, pico de gallo, or Caprese skewers.
What do I serve them with?
Our air-fried red tomatoes go with so many different dishes.
They are sensational when placed on top of your favorite veggie burger or on a potato fritter.
Delicious on air fryer toast or a slice of crusty bread, or as part of a veggie breakfast.
Try serving air-fried tomatoes with goat’s cheese, they are such a great pairing.
Add them to your list of BBQ food, perfect alongside sweet potato fries, onion rings, veggie chicken burger, and pesto corn on the cob.
Play with the flavors
We’ve created this recipe for speed and ease, so we used Italian seasoning, but if you want to take the flavor up a notch or two, use fresh herbs,
Fresh basil, fresh thyme, and a little garlic, perhaps? These all give a fresh flavor to the tomato halves.
Other dried seasonings could be garlic powder or sumac.
A little pesto or vegetarian Parmesan cheese on roasted tomatoes always tastes delicious.
They would taste amazing as a base for your marinara sauce.
How long are air-fried tomatoes good for?
If you have leftover roasted tomatoes, store them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
You can also freeze them for up to 6 months.
Recipe notes and expert tips
- Do you have to peel tomatoes before air frying them?
- Not at all. To roast tomatoes simply wash them and cook them in their skins.
- Storage
Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days and freeze for up to 6 months. - Preheat
We pre-heat our air fryer, but if you have an oven-style basket-type air fryer, you probably won’t need to. - Watch closely
Every air fryer cooks differently; different brands and capacities can mean that your food will need a longer or shorter cooking time, so keep a close eye on them.
More vegetarian air fryer recipes for you to try
If you like our air fryer tomatoes recipe, you’ll love these delicious recipes!
- Air fried asparagus
- Air fried baby potatoes
- Air fried Brussels sprouts
- Air fried broccoli
- Air fried carrots
Air fryer tomatoes
Ingredients
- 4 large Tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Olive oil
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat your air fryer to 400F/205C
- Cut the tomatoes in half and add them to a large mixing bowl. Add extra virgin olive oil, Italian seasoning, balsamic vinegar, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and toss to coat. Transfer the tomato halves to your air fryer basket and cook for 10 minutes, turning the tomatoes halfway to ensure they cook evenly. Serve immediately and enjoy!4 large Tomatoes, 1 tbsp Olive oil, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, Salt and pepper, 1 tbsp Balsamic vinegar
Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Please note that nutrient values are estimates only. Variations can occur due to product availability and manner of food preparation. Nutrition may vary based on methods of origin, preparation, freshness of ingredients, and other factors.
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Liz says
THhs is getting me so excited for our garden tomatoes to come in! I use my air fryer all the time but I hadn’t tried air fryer tomatoes before! So yummy!
Mandy from Splash of Taste says
Tomatoes are SO good in the air fryer and I’ll bet your home grown tomatoes will be sensational!
Jenn says
I can’t wait for my garden tomatoes to ripen so I can make this! I love it already!
Mandy from Splash of Taste says
They will taste SO good, home grown tomatoes are the best!
Kate says
My air fryer tomatoes turned out juicy and delicious! Served them with some balsamic vinegar.
Shelby says
These are such a great summer side dish! So light!
Glenda says
Wow! These were sensational! I tossed them on a slab of toasted homemade bread with some mashed avocado. It was the breakfast dreams are made of! Absolutely over the top great flavor. These are so easy to make, too. Thanks for the recipe.