This Zucchini Fritter Recipe turns fresh zucchini into golden, crispy fritters with lots of cheesy flavor. They are perfect for serving as a snack, side dish, or light meal with your favorite dipping sauce.
Holly’s Recipe Highlights
- Flavor: Savory and cheesy with salty Parmesan, mild mozzarella, and green onion.
- Skill Level: This is a beginner friendly recipe that requires a bit of grating, mixing, shaping, and pan-frying.
- Time-Saving Tip: Use the 10-minute resting time to prep a tasty dipping sauce like this high-protein cottage cheese ranch dip or homemade tzatziki.
- Serving Suggestions: Recipe makes 6 fritters, perfect for 2 to 3 small servings. Serve as a snack, appetizer, brunch side, or low-carb vegetable side dish with sour cream, ranch, tzatziki, or low-carb marinara.
Ingredient Notes
- Zucchini: Zucchini is easy to cook with because it does not need to be peeled and a medium sized one is best because it has fewer watery seeds. Shred using a box grater for the best results.
- Salt: Used to draw water out of the zucchini and add flavor.
- Cheese: Mozzarella and Parmesan add cheesy flavor. They add structure and help hold the fritters together as the cheese melts.
- Almond Flour: A must to keep the zucchini fritters low carb (and gluten-free). Use finely ground almond flour for the best texture.
- Baking Powder: Creates a fritter with a light texture.
- Egg: Essential to bind everything together.
- Oil: Vegetable oil is called for in the recipe, but olive oil or avocado oil are also great keto-friendly options.
Variations
- Add in some chopped dill, parsley, basil, or chives from the garden for fresh flavor.
- Use cheddar for a sharper bite or salty feta for a Mediterranean twist.
- Add fresh grated garlic or garlic powder, Italian seasoning, or a pinch of red pepper flakes for some spice.
- Instead of pan frying use an air fryer. Spray each fritter with cooking spray and air fry at 370°F until golden.
How to Make Zucchini Fritters
- Grate and salt zucchini, squeezing out excess moisture (recipe below).
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients.
- Shape the zucchini mixture into small patties and fry in oil, flipping once.
Crispy Fritter Secrets
- It’s important to salt, rest, then squeeze the zucchini until it feels almost dry. This keeps the fritters crisp.
- Shape fritters small and evenly, so they cook all the way through before the outside browns too much.
- Preheat the skillet with oil before adding the fritters for the best crispy texture.
- Flip only once if possible. Let the first side brown so the fritters hold together when you flip them.
- Serve immediately for the best texture.
Save Those Fritters
- Refrigerate leftover zucchini fritters in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- To reheat, spray leftovers with cooking spray and reheat them on medium heat in a dry sauté pan or in the air fryer until crisp.
- To freeze, place cooled fritters in a zippered freezer bag and freeze for up to a month. Reheat from frozen in the air fryer or oven until warmed through and crisp around the edges.
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Zucchini Fritters Recipe
Crispy zucchini fritters are easy to make with simple ingredients and a quick fry in a skillet.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 medium zucchini about 12 ounces
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 egg
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 1 green onion thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Instructions
- Using the larger holes on a box grater, grate the zucchini.
- In a colander, toss the zucchini with salt and let it rest for 10 minutes.
- Once rested, use cheesecloth or a clean towel to squeeze out as much liquid as possible from the zucchini.
- In a medium bowl, combine the zucchini, egg, mozzarella cheese, almond flour, green onion, parmesan cheese, and baking powder. Mix well.
- Divide the mixture into 6 equal portions and shape into fritters.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat.
- Cook each fritter for 3 to 5 minutes per side until they're a deep, golden brown.
Notes
- To air fry: Spray fritters with cooking spray and place them in air fryer basket. Cook at 370℉ for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 98kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 330mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 202IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 102mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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