Feta Zucchini Fritters
A warm, gooey and crispy feta zucchini fritter recipe with a mint yogurt dipping sauce, the perfect summer appetizer.
Equipment
- 1 Sieve
- 1 Immersion blender (optional)
Ingredients
- 500 grams (4 cups) zucchini
- 75 grams (2.65 oz) feta cheese
- 50 grams (0.5 cups) all purpose flour (plain flour)
- ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking powder
- 1 shallot
- 1 egg
- 1 lemon
- 50 grams (0.25 cups) plain yogurt
- 2 tablespoon mint
- 2 tablespoon chopped parsley
Instructions
- Prepare the zucchini. Wash, top, and tail the zucchini and grate them into a sieve over a mixing bowl.
- Sprinkle the zucchini with salt and leave for 30 minutes to let them release their water. Then use your hands or a fork to press them down and force any remaining water through the sieve into the bowl. Pour the water away.
- Make the fritters. In the bowl, whisk together the egg, flour, and baking powder until it forms a thick paste. Stir in the grated zucchini, parsley, and feta, and season the batter with salt and pepper.
- Heat some oil in a skillet or frying pan and when hot, being frying your feta zucchini fritters.
- Spoon a heaped tablespoon of the feta zucchini fritter batter into the pan and use the back of the spoon to flatten it.
- Fry 3 or small fritters at a time for a few minutes on each side, flipping only once the edges become golden and crispy.
- Make the dipping sauce, blend the yogurt, parsley, lemon juice, and the rest of the mint together.
- Serve the hot crispy feta zucchini fritters with the cool mint yogurt dipping sauce and enjoy.
Nutrition
Calories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 8gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 300mgPotassium: 458mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 513IUVitamin C: 38mgCalcium: 180mgIron: 2mg
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