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These delicious zucchini fritters are juicy on the inside and crispy on the outside. In no time at all and with just a few ingredients you can conjure them up on the dining table. The zucchini pancakes taste delicious with a dip, sauce or salad. They pass as a main meal or snack. You can find a detailed zucchini fritters recipe with exact quantities and step-by-step instructions at the very bottom here.
Experiment with flavor variations
You can always give your zucchini fritters a different flavor twist by adding different ingredients. For example, mix in some grated cheese, cottage cheese, or any herbs, including parsley or dill, into the zucchini mixture. In addition to or instead of onion, you can add garlic. The zucchini pancakes are also delicious with grated potatoes or carrots. You can also season them with different spices.
How to serve zucchini fritters?
You can serve the zucchini fritters with a dip, sauce, sour cream or vegetable salad. They taste delicious both hot and cold and are ideal as a full meal or as a snack between meals. I served my zucchini pancakes with the homemade dip made with plain yogurt, cucumber, garlic and parsley. For the sauce, cut cucumbers into very small cubes, crush garlic and chop parsley. Mix all this with yogurt and season the dip with salt and pepper.
Convince even vegetable refusers
With the vegetarian zucchini fritters, you’re sure to convince even vegetable refusers. So, this recipe is a great way to introduce zucchini to those who don’t like the vegetable at all. Just give it a try! I am sure that the delicious zucchini pancakes will delight your loved ones.
These zucchini fritters are
- crispy on the outside,
- juicy on the inside,
- tender,
- very tasty,
- vegetarian,
- healthy – with lots of vegetables,
- hearty,
- easy and quick to make with a few ingredients,
- delicious hot and cold,
- ideal as a side dish or snack with dip or salad.
Simple and quick zucchini fritters recipe
This vegetarian zucchini fritters recipe is very easy and quick. Plus, you only need a few ingredients for it, which you may already have at home. Especially for zucchini season, this recipe is perfect. Here you can get a rough idea of how the preparation goes and what you need for it. You’ll find the exact quantities and step-by-step instructions for making the zucchini pancakes yourself in the boxed recipe below.
For the recipe you need
- fresh zucchini, of course,
- then onion,
- eggs,
- flour,
- salt and pepper to taste,
- vegetable oil for frying.
Zucchini fritters: here’s how to make them (Check out the detailed recipe below.)
- Grate zucchini coarsely and onion finely. Now mix the vegetables with eggs, flour and pepper.
- Shortly before frying, salt the zucchini mixture, place it in portions in a pan heated with vegetable oil and fry the fritters until golden brown on both sides. Done!
How to make zucchini fritters: tips and tricks
- Salt the zucchini mixture just before frying the fritters. If you leave it salted, juices will form and the mixture will become runny.
- The amount of flour given here in the recipe may vary. If your zucchini mixture is too liquid, you can add a little more flour. However, the zucchini pancakes taste best when they contain as little flour as possible. So add only the necessary portion of flour to the zucchini mixture.
- You can refine the zucchini mixture with herbs, potatoes, carrots, grated cheese, cottage cheese, garlic. See my notes here above.
- You can also season the zucchini mixture with different spices of your choice.
Have you made vegetarian zucchini fritters using this recipe? I look forward to your results, your star rating, and your comment below here on how they turned out and tasted to you.
Looking for more zucchini recipes? Try:
- Hearty rice casserole with zucchini and feta cheese – vegetarian recipe
- Baked zucchini: vegetarian recipe for zucchini slices with feta
- Zucchini brownies – the moistest and chocolatiest in the world
Zucchini fritters
Ingredients
- 700 g zucchini
- 1 onion
- 2 eggs
- approx. 60 g flour
- salt
- pepper
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Grate zucchini with a coarse grater and put it in a mixing bowl. If juice has formed, pour it off.
- Grate onion with a fine grater and add to the zucchini.
- Add eggs, pepper to taste and in portions flour and mix until homogeneous.
- Put some vegetable oil in a large frying pan and heat it.
- Salt the zucchini mixture, add one heaped tablespoon of zucchini mixture per each fritter and fry on both sides over medium heat for about 3 - 5 minutes until golden brown.
Notes
- Salt the zucchini mixture just before frying the fritters. If left salted, juices will form and the mixture will be runny.
- The amount of flour indicated may vary. If the zucchini mixture is too liquid, you can add a little more flour. However, the zucchini pancakes taste best when they contain as little flour as possible. So add only the necessary portion of flour to the zucchini mixture.
- Note the detailed tips and tricks for making the zucchini fritters above in the post.