Zucchini Fritters

These fritters are tasty, almost guilt free and will have your family munching their veggies without complaint! They are a great side dish or snack item and the recipe can be adjusted easily to feed smaller or larger groups.





Ingredients:

• about 300g of Zucchini (baby marrow)
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 Tbl flour
• 1 egg
• half a cup of either grated cheedar cheese or crumbled feta cheese
• half a tsp minced garlic
• 1-2 Tbl finely chopped onion
• herbs (I use oregano and thyme)

Directions:

• Grate the zucchini into a bowl. Empty the grated zucchini into a colander and place it over the sink. Sprinkle with salt and leave for 15-30 minutes. The salt will draw some of the moisture out of the zucchini.
• Take handfuls of the zucchini and squeeze to drain out the moisture before placing it in the bowl. (this is a great activity to get your kids to help with because it develops the muscles in their hands!)
• Add the rest of the ingredients into the bowl and mix together. Add enough flour so that the mixture sticks together.
• Heat a pan on medium heat and add in a tablespoon of oil.
• Scoop spoonfuls of the mixture into the pan and flatten out slightly with the back of the spoon.
• Fry until they are golden brown on both sides.
• Drain off excess oil on some paper towels and serve!

These fritters taste so good that it's the only baby marrow dish my husband will eat!

Keep it cooking,
Kelly