Courgette Feta Fritters Recipe
These crispy courgette feta fritters are so flavorful yet mild, but certainly perfect if you want to make a light lunch, vegetarian appetizer, or side dish. They're so easy to make and you can eat them hot or cold with my best yogurt garlic tahini dip!
Equipment
- 1 grater
- 1 large bowl
- 1 frying pan
Ingredients
- 2-3 medium courgettes
- 100 g feta cheese
- 3-4 spring onions (scallions)
- 2 handfuls finely chopped fresh dill
- 1 medium egg
- 70-75 g plain flour (all-purpose)
- Oil for frying rapeseed oil or any vegetable oil
Instructions
Prep the courgettes:
- Grate the courgettes on a coarse grater. Add 1/2 teaspoon salt and mix it in thoroughly. Use your hands to squeeze out the excess moisture either pushing the grated veg through a nut milk sieve (fine nylon sieve).
- Or you can transfer the courgettes to a clean kitchen towel or cheesecloth and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. You can even use a strong kitchen paper towel.
Make the fritters mixture
- In a bowl, combine the squeezed courgette, crumbled feta cheese, chopped spring onions, chopped herbs, egg, and plain flour. Mix well until everything is evenly incorporated, but don’t over mix.
- You can add another pinch of salt, but feta should be salty enough already.
Form the fritters and fry them
- Heat enough oil (about 1/4 inch deep) in a large frying pan over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, scoop out tablespoons of the mixture and gently flatten them with the back of a spoon into small thin patties.
- Fry for 2-3 minutes per side, or until golden brown and cooked through. Fry the fritters in batches, avoiding overcrowding the pan.
Drain and serve
- Transfer the cooked fritters to a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil. Serve immediately while hot or warm with a yogurt dip.
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Notes
If your mixture is too wet, even after squeezing loads of liquid out, add a few more teaspoons of flour one by one, but your patties should still be a bit loose not stiff, barely holding together.
Keep the fritters fairly thin, they will cook faster without burning.
Try to cook the fritters as soon as you mix them, they tend to carry on releasing liquid.
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Nutrition
Calories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 121mgPotassium: 44mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 124IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 0.3mg
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