In a small bowl mix together the mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, salt, garlic powder, and olive oil.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
To make the zucchini fries:
Slice the zucchini into fries by cutting it in half crosswise, then quarter each piece lengthwise so you have a long French fries shape. Pat them dry with a clean paper towel.
Whisk the eggs with a touch of salt and pepper in one bowl; set the flour (or whey protein isolate) in a second bowl; combine the almond flour, salt, garlic powder, and parmesan cheese in a third bowl.
Preheat your air fryer to 400F (204C).
Dip the zucchini in flour (or whey protein isolate), dust off the access, then dredge in eggs, then the almond flour parmesan cheese bowl. Make sure each zucchini stick is coated well on all sides. Rest it over a large sheet pan or plate as you work through the batch.
Spray the air fryer basket with avocado oil then carefully place the zucchini into the air fryer basket with some space between. Spray with more oil on top. Make sure each piece is sprayed with oil so they crisp up evenly. Air fry at 400F for 8 to 10 minutes. (check after 8 mins.)
Rest the zucchini fries over a cooling rack so that they won’t turn soggy as you wait for the second batch to be ready. Repeat the process until you finish the whole batch.
Serve the fries right away with garlic aioli so that they will be the most crispy.
Notes
For oven, bake in the oven with a parchment-lined baking sheet at 425°F for 20 minutes.
The fries will be a little crispy outside and full of cheesy garlicky flavor. So so good!
You can serve the fries with or without the aioli or with ketchup or your own favorite dipping sauce.
If you can’t have almond flour, you can also use rice panko.
Technique for dipping the fries with less mess - I used a pair of chopsticks to handle the wet ingredients - whisked eggs - so I can keep my hands dry for dipping in the flour and the coating.
Make the garlic aioli first as it needs time for the flavor to come together and be chilled in the fridge.
To reheat the leftover fries, air fryer at 350F for 5 minutes.
The nutritional label is estimated without the garlic aioli sauce.