Zucchini, Feta and Herb Fritters
- Total time
- 45 min
- Servings
- 4
- Net carbs
- 5 g
- Difficulty
- Easy
These soft-centred, golden fritters taste like a Mediterranean summer kitchen: zucchini, feta, fresh dill and mint. They make a satisfying snack warm or at room temperature, and they keep well in the fridge.
Makes 12 fritters, 4 servings of 3. About 30 minutes prep (including 10 minutes for the salted zucchini to drain) and 15 minutes in the pan, so about 45 minutes in total.
Fasting: These fritters break a fast. They are a gentle, savoury first bite of the eating window, or a filling snack later in the day.
Ingredients
- 400 gzucchini · coarsely grated
- 3 gsalt · for drawing water out of the zucchini
- 100 gfeta cheese · crumbled
- 2large eggs
- 40 galmond flour
- 2spring onions · thinly sliced
- 10 gfresh dill · chopped
- 5 gfresh mint · chopped
- 1garlic clove · grated
- 30 mlolive oil · for frying
- black pepper · to taste
Steps
- Mix the grated zucchini with the salt in a colander and leave it to drain for 10 minutes.
- Squeeze the zucchini firmly in a clean kitchen towel until very little water comes out.
- In a bowl, beat the eggs, then stir in the zucchini, feta, almond flour, spring onions, dill, mint, garlic and pepper.
- Heat half the olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
- Drop in heaped tablespoons of the mixture and flatten them gently to about 1 cm (½ inch) thick.
- Fry for 3 to 4 minutes per side until golden, then move to a plate lined with paper towel.
- Add the rest of the oil and fry the remaining mixture the same way.
Tip. Squeeze the zucchini harder than you think you need to: dry zucchini is the difference between crisp fritters and ones that fall apart. Leftovers keep in the fridge; to reheat, warm them in the oven at 180°C (350°F) for 8 to 10 minutes.
Nutrition per serving
| Net carbs | 5 g |
|---|---|
| Total carbs | 7.2 g |
| Fiber | 2.4 g |
| Protein | 10.4 g |
| Fat | 20.1 g |
| Energy | 243 kcal |
Estimated by Nora Bennett (AI).
General information, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before you change your diet or start fasting.
