Zucchini Fritters
My kids can always tell when I’ve added zucchini into a recipe! No matter how sly I think I am, they know! Sometimes a recipe comes along and there is just no hiding the zucchini. This recipe for zucchini fritters is just such a recipe, but once they taste the zucchini fritters, they happily clean their plates…sometimes they even ask for seconds!
Zucchini Fritters
2016-07-20 00:40:47
Yields 12
These kid-approved Zucchini Fritters are perfect for those times when you have way too much Zucchini on your hands!
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
20 min
Total Time
30 min
For the Fritters
- 4 cups of grated zucchini (about 3 medium sized)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 large egg*
- 1/2 cup flour
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh basil
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 coconut oil, grapeseed oil, or bacon fat
For the sauce
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh dill, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh chives, thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Shred the zucchini with a cheese grater or food processor and squeeze out any excess liquid. For zucchini with a lot of excess liquid, sometimes it helps to salt and drain the zucchini. To do this, salt the grated zucchini with about 1 teaspoon of salt and let sit in a sieve for 10 minutes then squeeze out the remaining liquid.
- While the zucchini is draining, make the sauce in a small bowl. Mix together sour cream, garlic, dill, chives, lemon zest, and salt and set aside.
- Combine zucchini, egg, flour, green onions, basil, thyme, zest, salt, pepper in a large mixing bowl.
- Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat until the oil is hot. Using a tablespoon, scoop zucchini batter into the frying pan. (approximately 4 fritters per batch.) Spread evenly with the spoon so they are fairly flat. Cook for about 5 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.
- When fritters are done, let them drain on a paper towel lined plate while the remaining fritters are cooking.
- Serve with herbed sour cream sauce.
Notes
- *If you are using an oversized zucchini, it may not require you to remove the excess liquid and may in fact be rather dry. In this case, I always add an extra egg to help hold it all together.
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