How To Make Zucchini Fritters
These zucchini fritters offer you a new way to enjoy this summer veggie. All you need to add are herbs, eggs, flour. Serve with lemon-cream sauce.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Zucchini:
- 1lbof zucchini,coarsely grated
- 1tspkosher salt
For Dipping Sauce:
- ½cupsour cream,can substitute plain greek yogurt
- 1clovegarlic,(about 1 tsp), minced
- ½tsplemon zest
- 1tsplemon juice
- pinch of salt
For Fritters:
- 1largeegg
- ½cupall purpose flour
- 3green onions,minced
- 1tspfresh thyme,minced
- 1tspfresh basil,minced
- ½tsplemon zest
- 1tspkosher salt,more to taste
- ¼tspblack pepper
- ½cupof extra virgin olive oil,or canola oil
Instructions
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Sprinkle grated zucchini with about 1 teaspoon of salt. Place in a sieve or colander over a bowl. Let sit for 10 minutes.
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Press down with a wooden spoon to push out more of the water. Wrap it in paper towels and try to squeeze out more liquid.
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Whisk together the sour cream, minced garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt into a medium bowl and set aside.
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Whisk the egg in a large bowl. Add the grated zucchini, flour, minced green onions, thyme, basil, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Mix to combine well.
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Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat until the oil is shimmery and hot. Test the oil by flicking a little flour into it. If the flour sizzles, it’s ready.
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Working in batches, drop heaping tablespoons of batter into the skillet. Flatten slightly with the back end of a spoon or spatula. Cook, turning once, until browned. This will take 4 to 6 minutes on each side.
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Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Sprinkle with salt. Repeat with remaining batter.
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Serve immediately with sour cream dipping sauce. Fritters can be kept warm by placing on a sheet pan in a warm oven, or reheated under a broiler for a minute or two.
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Serve as an appetizer, or as a vegetable side. For extra fun, top with a poached or fried egg.
Nutrition
- Calories: 394.11kcal
- Fat: 34.42g
- Saturated Fat: 7.56g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 21.64g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.50g
- Carbohydrates: 17.78g
- Fiber: 2.00g
- Sugar: 4.08g
- Protein: 5.45g
- Cholesterol: 61.45mg
- Sodium: 491.96mg
- Calcium: 71.70mg
- Potassium: 411.00mg
- Iron: 1.81mg
- Vitamin A: 88.43µg
- Vitamin C: 24.39mg
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