Easy Air Fryer Sticky Date Teriyaki Chicken Wings
Japanese-inspired sweet and savory soy-glazed air-fried chicken wings with a kick of heat from chili pepper flakes balanced with the health-boosting sweetness of date syrup served with fresh mixed greens, tomatoes, and a quick homemade carrot ginger dressing.
Servings 2
Calories: 579.03kcal
Ingredients
Teriyaki Chicken Wings
- 1 pound whole chicken wings
- salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- ½ tablespoon garlic paste
- ½ tablespoon ginger paste
- ½ teaspoon red pepper chili flakes
- 3 tablespoons of low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons date syrup
- 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar or sake
Honey Yogurt Carrot Ginger Dressing and Salad
- 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar
- 1 medium carrot
- 1 tablespoon of ginger paste
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- ½ teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon cup avocado oil
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt
- 3 cups mixed greens
- 3 Campari tomatoes
Equipment
Instructions
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- Set the Air Fryer: Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and the cooking time to 17 minutes.
- Prepare the Chicken: Pat dry the chicken wings with paper towels and toss in a mixing bowl with salt, pepper, and oil. Then, place the wings in the air fryer, tuck the tips under the other chicken wing to prevent burning, and cook to an internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Make the Sauce: Clean the bowl and tongs. Whisk together ginger paste, garlic paste, red pepper chili flakes, low-sodium soy sauce, date syrup, and rice vinegar in the bowl and set aside.
- Prepare the Dressing: While the chicken cooks, peel and cut the carrot into small chunks. Next, add them to a food processor with ginger, honey, toasted sesame oil, salt, and oil and blend into a paste. Then, add the Greek yogurt and blend until incorporated and set aside.
- Baste the Chicken: Place the cooked chicken wings straight into the mixing bowl with the sauce. Then preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees Fahrenheit again with the cooking timer set to 4 minutes. And baste the chicken wings with the sauce in the bowl while the air fryer reheats.
- Finish the Chicken: Place the chicken wings back into the air fryer with tips tucked under the other chicken wing and air fry while reserving the remaining sauce in the bowl.
- Finish the Sauce: In a cold, non-stick frying pan, add the remaining sauce and reduce on medium heat. Clean the bowl. Add the cooked chicken to the bowl and toss with the finished sauce.
- Finish the Prep: While the sauce reduces, slice the tomatoes and set them aside.
- Serve: Bunch up the mixed greens in the center of the plate. Next, stack the chicken wings on half of the salad. Then, add the sliced tomatoes to the salad. Finally, drizzle the dressing over the mixed greens salad.
- Tip: For presentation, add some tomato slices after drizzling on the dressing since the dressing is thick.
Nutrition
Calories: 579.03kcal | Carbohydrates: 37.17g | Protein: 28.98g | Fat: 34.99g | Saturated Fat: 7.33g | Cholesterol: 95.55mg | Sodium: 1691.37mg | Fiber: 2.52g | Sugar: 29.24g
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