Baked zucchini fritters
Serve with sour cream for dipping – it’s a wonderful combo!
Ingredients
- 3-4 medium zucchini
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup finely minced red onion or shallots (¼ of a large onion)
- 1 large garlic clove grated
- ½ cup breadcrumbs (Note 1)
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasonings
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- oil spray
- ¼ cup sour cream for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with a parchment paper.
- Grate zucchinis. You should get about 4 cups of grated zucchini.
- Place the grated zucchinis in a clean kitchen towel and squeeze out as much water as you can. You’ll end up with approximately 2 cups of squeeze-dried zucchinis.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together zucchini, eggs, onion and garlic.
- Add breadcrumbs, cornstarch, parmesan, fresh parsley, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper and the beaten eggs. Mix everything well. (NOTE: Don’t add any liquid. Even though we squeezed most of the liquid out, zucchinis still have plenty of moisture to bring the dough together.)
- Using a large cookie scoop, drop zucchini mixture (about ¼ cup) on the prepared baking sheet. Use the back of the scoop or your fingers to flatten the dough into a fritter shape.
- Spray the top of the fritters with oil spray.
- Bake the fritters for 30 minutes, flipping the fritters and spray again with oil spray half way.
- Serve hot or at room temperature with sour cream.
Notes
Note 1a: You can also use a combination of all-purpose flour and ½ teaspoon of baking powder. The cornstarch makes the fritters extra crispy.
Note 1b: Or you can use Panko. But since it’s coarser than breadcrumbs, I recommend pulsing it in a food processer a few times.
Air-fryer Instructions: You can also air-fry these fritters. Drop the zucchini mixture on little individual square parchment papers and cook for about 10 minutes, flipping them halfway.
Nutrition
Calories: 50kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 2gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 207mgPotassium: 144mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 193IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only.