Garden Fresh Zucchini Fritters
Zucchini recipes are everywhere you look right now. I for one am grateful… keep them coming! I’m always on the look out for ways to use up my zucchini. There comes a point in the season when I am peering out the window looking for a friend, neighbor, a stranger, anyone really, to walk by the house. I have my bag filled with zucchini all ready and waiting. Pity the poor unfortunate soul who happens to walk by.
Can you see me running wildly out the door, zucchini flying in every direction, screaming like a wild woman “zucchini, wait, stop, I have zucchini.” It scares the living daylights out of my neighbors. During the month of August I’ve actually seen people sneaking past the house looking in all directions as if they are ready to run at the slightest provocation. So you see zucchini recipes will actually be saving not only me, but the surrounding county as well. Suggestions always welcome.
Garden Fresh Zucchini Fritters are all about everything good from the garden. These healthy fritters are simple to throw together, high on flavor and will make a believer out of the most reluctant vegetable eater.
- 1½ pounds zucchini (about 2 - 8 " zucchini), shredded
- ¾ cup fresh corn kernels
- ½ cup finely diced sweet onion
- ¼ cup diced sun dried tomatoes (dry pack, not in oil)
- ½ cup bread crumbs
- 1 egg, beaten well
- 2 jalapenos, seeds removed, finely diced
- 2 oz creamy goat cheese
- 4 tbsp cream (milk can be substituted)
- 1 tbsp finely chopped cilantro
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp cumin, divided
- ¼ tsp pepper
- Olive oil for griddle
- Place grated zucchini in medium sized bowl
- Add salt and toss to mix well.
- Pour zucchini into fine mesh bag or colander lined with a clean towel. Allow to sit for 10 minutes (salt helps to remove high water content from zucchini).
- In the meantime place corn, onions, sun dried tomatoes, jalapenos, cilantro, pepper and ¼ tsp cumin into medium sized bowl used to mix zucchini and salt.
- Once zucchini has sat for 10 minutes, wring out as much liquid as possible from zucchini.
- Add zucchini to vegetable mixture and stir to combine. Allow to sit about 5 minutes to assist in softening sun dried tomatoes.
- Add dried bread crumbs and beaten egg to vegetable mixture and mix thoroughly.
- Heat griddle (or frying pan) on high heat.
- Scoop out ⅓ cup of vegetable mixture onto hot griddle, pressing down mixture into a patty with spatula.
- Allow to cook until well browned on one side, about 3-4 minutes before turning.
- Carefully turn fritter over and continue to cook and additional 3-4 minutes until done.
- While fritters are cooking, mix goat cheese with cream until smooth and creamy.
- Add remaining ¼ tsp cumin and stir to incorporate.
- Serve hot fritters immediately with a dollop of goat cheese cream on top.
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