This Zucchini Fritters Recipe is a great Appetizer or side dish to make this season. Made with grated zucchini, onion, chives and oregano, these come together quickly and sure are tasty.

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Zucchini Fritters are basically grated zucchini combined with onion, egg, and a few herbs. They are formed into patties, dredged in flour and fried to crispy perfection. They are so tasty. Have you ever tried them?

They are a great tasty little bite. Much like my Falafel recipe, these will have you going back for seconds and thirds! Also, have to you have the chance to check out my quick and easy Parmesan Topped Zucchini?

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What Are These Zucchini Fritters Like

• Difficulty – These are not too difficult, but please make sure to get all the water out of the zucchini. Also flour your hands when working with the zucchini balls to make the patties.
• Taste – These are light, crisp and delicious.
• Serving – This recipe will make between 8 – 10 Zucchini Fritters. You can adjust serving size in the recipe card at the end of the post.

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Ingredients

• Zucchini – I used one large zucchini for this recipe. It yielded about 3 cups of grated zucchini.
• Flour – All purpose flour is used in the zucchini fritters to make the batter.
• Onion – I used a small white onion that was finely diced. Important to finely dice the onion so there are no large pieces in the fritters.
• Chives – Chives add a great fresh flavour to the fritters.
• Garlic – Minced garlic is added to the fritter mixture for extra flavour
• Egg – A beaten egg is added to the mixture as a binder.
• Seasonings – I used oregano, salt and black pepper.
• Oil – A small amount of vegetable oil is used to fry the zucchini fritters.

NOTE, The full recipe and ingredient list can be found at the end of the post in the recipe card.

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Instructions

1. Prepare zucchini – Place the grated zucchini in a colander set over a bowl and add one teaspoon of salt. Stir well and leave for about 10 minutes. After this time, use a large spoon to push as much liquid out of the zucchini as you can. Next, place the zucchini in a clean tea towel, roll it up and squeeze out any excess water.
2. Make fritter mixture – In a medium sized bowl, combine the drained zucchini, flour, onion, chives, garlic, oregano, teaspoon of salt, pepper and the beaten egg. Stir well well to combine and set aside.
3. Prepare fritters – Lay out a sheet of parchment paper and dust with flour. Spoon out the mixture and roll into small balls. You will get about 8 – 10.
4. Cook fritters – Heat the oil in a medium sized skillet. Add about 3 – 4 zucchini balls to the hot oil. Using a spatula, gently press down the ball to lightly flatten. Cook for about 2 – 3 minutes. Flip them over and immediately flatten firmly until they are thin. Cook for about 2 – 3 more minutes until golden and crisp. Repeat for all zucchini mixture.
5. Serve – Serve these hot with your favourite sauces.

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Recipe Tips

• Zucchini contains a lot of water and it is important to squeeze out as much of it as you can when making these fritters. I can’t express enough how important that is.  When you think you have gotten all the water out, give it another squeeze.  If you don’t remove as much water as you can, the fritters will be stodgy instead of crisp.  So, it is quite important. 
• Two ways to get out the excess water. First, you can place it in a colander over a bowl and push the zucchini with the back of a spoon to get the excess water out. OR, place all the zucchini in a clean tea towel and roll it up. Then squeeze out all the excess water.
• Also, when making you patties, you are looking for them to be quite thin.  Again, if they are too thick, they will not be crisp and will be dense and soggy on the inside.  If you get all or most of the water out and achieve flat discs, you should have crispy fritters.

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Substitutions

• I would keep these just as they are! I don’t often say that for a recipe, but there is nothing I would change for flavour wise.

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Serving

Here’s some great sauces dipping sauces to serve with your fritters!

• Homemade Ranch
• Tartar Sauce
• Tzatziki
• Alioli Sauce
• Cucumber Raita
• Classic Dill Sauce

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Frequently Asked Questions

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