We rejoiced at the opening of the Grill’d outlet at Harbour Town — no more long trips to Robina Town Centre just to get our fix of their mouthwatering zucchini fries (chips, if you’re from around here, but we’ll call them ‘fries’ for the sake of my international audience). Though I suppose we’d travel just about any distance to get our hands on them. Grill’d just does theirs so well. Of course, they’re dunked in a million kilojoules of oil and deep-fried like crazy. Not exactly good for our arteries. That’s why we decided to create our own “healthy” oven-baked version.
With a crispy parmesan coating and a tender, juicy, melt-in-your-mouth interior, these fries make the ultimate veggie side dish! And they taste even better when they’re amped up with some homemade herbed mayo! Both the fries and the mayo are incredibly easy to make, and you can find any number of creative variations online. They make a good weekend project when you feel like a fancy Saturday afternoon snack!
We also made some fully loaded burgers from scratch to complete the whole Grill’d experience, but we’ll save that recipe for another day.
Oven-Baked Zucchini Fries
Ingredients:
3 zucchinis (courgettes)
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup breadcrumbs (we used panko)
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste
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ANGIE & JAMES DO STUFF 
I tried the zucchini chips for Grill’d recently but wasn’t that impressed – yours look much nicer!
*from, I mean… (should check typos before I post…)
Hi there, Bec!
Grill’d very recently changed the recipe of the batter they use for their zucchini chips, which is a real shame. The taste and texture is very different from what it used to be. Pretty sure they use cornflour now, or something similar. Oh well, homemade chips are still the best! ;-)
Thanks for dropping by! xx
Ah, that would explain it. It’s always frustrating when they’re on to something good and then change it!
I was going to post almost the exact same post myself this week – having been to Grill’d here in Perth last weekend. I made the Zucchini fries much like yours, soon after! They’re yummy! Anyway, your post is probably better (and prettier) than mine would have been so I think I will forego writing the post at all. Better to just bake instead :)
They looks great :)
A great idea! I´ll have try that, it looks really good!
Yum! I love zucchini fries. Yours look better than the ones at grill’d IMO ;)
Haha, I’m glad you think so! The ones from Grill’d are always, ALWAYS saturated in grease. Makes you feel a little queasy after awhile. These zucchini chips are much better for you! ;)
Ahh these look so good!!
Those look amazing! Will definitely be trying them :-D
I know that Parmesan cheese, manko & courgettes really go well together. In this recipe, I can use the last of my home grown yellow & green courgettes!. I also love the added Yummy mayo!
I meant panko.
These are totally the best zucchini fries I have tasted, love the mayo combo. Thank you for a great recipe :-)
Wow, I’m delighted to hear that you think these are the best zucchini fries you’ve tasted! Thank you for dropping by and trying out this recipe! :-)