How To Make Zucchini Fritters with Garlic Herb Yogurt Sauce
These zucchini fritters can definitely top our list of healthy vegetable snacks. The garlic herb yogurt sauce is definitely a win.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Garlic Herb Yogurt Sauce:
- ½cupGreek or regular yogurt,plain
- 2tspparsley,chopped
- 1tbspmint,fresh chopped
- 2tbsplemon,juiced fresh
- 1tbspolive oil
- 1tsphoney
- 1tspgarlic,heaping minced
- salt and ground black pepper,fresh, to taste
For Fritters:
- 2cupszucchini,shredded, 2 small or large zucchini
- 1cupsweet potato,shredded,1 small, peeled
- ⅓cuponion,finely chopped
- 1½tspsalt
- 2large eggs
- 1tspgarlic,heaping minced
- 2tbspparsley,chopped
- 2tbspmint,fresh chopped
- ½tspblack pepper,freshly ground
- ⅓cupcornmeal
- 1tbspcornstarch
- ⅓cupolive oil
Instructions
Make the Yogurt Sauce:
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Start by whisking all of the yogurt sauce ingredients together except for the salt and pepper.
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Taste, then add salt/pepper to your taste.
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Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Make the Fritters:
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Place the shredded zucchini, sweet potato, and onion in a large strainer.
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Top with 1 teaspoon salt and mix it around with a large wooden spoon.
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Press down with your hands to begin draining some of the water from the vegetables. Let that sit in the sink for a few minutes.
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Line a large bowl with paper towels or a clean dish towel.
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Place the vegetable mixture in the bowl and top with more paper towels or fold over the dish towel.
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Begin pressing down; you need to get out as much liquid as possible. Grab more paper towels or a new dish towel as needed.
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Let the vegetables sit in the towels for 45 minutes, then press again.
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Whisk the eggs together in a large bowl.
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Once beaten, whisk in the garlic, parsley, mint, remaining ½ teaspoon salt, and pepper.
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Fold in the vegetables, then add the cornmeal and cornstarch until everything is combined.
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Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, use a fork to scoop up around 2 Tablespoons of the zucchini mixture.
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There may be liquid pooling in the bottom of the bowl, so make sure you use a fork so the excess liquid isn’t in your fritter.
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Place the mixture onto the hot skillet and flatten with a spatula. Repeat with a few more, making sure not to overcrowd the skillet.
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Cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate until finished.
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Serve warm fritters with yogurt sauce.
Nutrition
- Calories: 1977.52kcal
- Fat: 218.46g
- Saturated Fat: 30.50g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 158.84g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 23.09g
- Carbohydrates: 9.54g
- Fiber: 1.23g
- Sugar: 2.30g
- Protein: 2.41g
- Cholesterol: 32.33mg
- Sodium: 659.02mg
- Calcium: 37.13mg
- Potassium: 162.93mg
- Iron: 2.06mg
- Vitamin A: 103.94µg
- Vitamin C: 6.97mg
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