Step 1

Lightly whisk the eggs in a shallow bowl. Place the flour in a separate shallow bowl. Combine the breadcrumbs, parmesan, herbs and paprika on a large plate.

Step 2

Dip the eggplant slices into the flour, shaking off excess. Working one at a time, dip eggplant into egg then breadcrumb mixture, pressing firmly to coat.

Step 3

Arrange half the eggplant in a single layer in the basket of the air fryer. Spray well with oil and cook at 200°C for 5 minutes. Carefully turn the eggplant and spray again with oil. Cook for a further 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining eggplant.

Step 4

Return all the eggplant to the air fryer and cook for 3 minutes to reheat. Serve with the warm pasta sauce to dip.