Zucchini Fritters with Greek Yogurt Dip

Zucchini is one of my most loved vegetables in summers. It’s readily available and is also cheap and manages to always make it to my weekly grocery list. The number of dishes one can make using zucchini is endless. My go to snack in summers, while basking in the sun on the patio, is zucchini fritters along with chilled Greek yogurt dip. Follow the recipe and try it this weekend, and you will fall in love with zucchini even if you’re not a fan of it.

What if I don’t have Italian breadcrumbs as mentioned in the recipe?

No worries! If you don’t have Italian breadcrumbs, take regular breadcrumbs, to which add little garlic powder, Italian seasoning, ground black pepper, and some grated Parmigiano Reggiano. And you shall have homemade Italian breadcrumbs in no time. 

What if I can’t find/don’t like Greek Yogurt ?

Use hung curd instead!  To make hung curd, take full fat plain yogurt, tie yogurt in a muslin cloth and leave it hanging for at least 3-4 hours or till all the water drains out. Then squeeze the muslin cloth to drain out any remaining water and the hung curd is ready! 

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Zucchini Fritters with Greek Yogurt Dip

Zucchini Fritters makes for a perfect high tea or evening snack on hot summer days. Serve it with chilled Greek yogurt dip and enjoy this delicious patio snack.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time5 minutes mins

Total Time25 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: appetizer, easy, fritters, italian, quick, snack, summer, zucchini

Servings: 4

Author: Upasana Sampat

Ingredients

Zucchini Fritters

• 2 Zucchini (grated)
• ¼ cup Scallion/Spring onion whites (chopped)
• ¼ cup Scallion/Spring onion greens (chopped)
• 1 clove garlic (grated)
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp All Purpose Flour
• 1 tsp Salt (divided)
• 1 tsp Ground black Pepper
• 1/3 cup Cheddar cheese (grated)
• Olive oil (for shallow frying)
• 2 tbsp Italian Breadcrumbs

Greek Yoghurt Dip

• 1 cup Greek Yoghurt
• ¼ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp ground black pepper
• ¼ tsp red chili flakes
• ¼ tsp garlic powder
• ¼ tsp dried thyme leaves
• ¼ tsp Parsley

Instructions

Zucchini Fritters

• Grate 2 zucchini add ½ tsp salt to it and mix well. Transfer this grated zucchini into a muslin cloth, tie it, and keep in a colander with some weight on top for 20 mins. This will help release the excess water content from the zucchini.
• Meanwhile, finely chop 1/4th cup scallion/spring onion whites and 1/4th cup scallion/spring onion greens, and finely grate 1/3rd cup cheddar cheese.
• Now tightly squeeze the grated zucchini in a muslin cloth to remove the excess water and transfer it into a large mixing bowl. Add 1/4th cup of grated scallion whites, 1/4th cup of grated scallion greens, 1/3rd cup grated cheddar cheese, 1 egg, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp black ground pepper and mix everything well together.
• Also add 2 tbsp All Purpose flour, 2 tbsp Italian bread crumbs and mix well.
• Heat olive oil in a non-stick pan on medium heat for shallow frying. Once the oil is hot, scoop out a portion of the fritter batter with the help of a cookie scoop (or a spoon) and gently place it in the pan. Flatten the fritter with the back of a spatula to give it a nice flat circular shape.
• Let the fritter cook completely from the bottom side until it turns golden brown (it will take approx. 3 min). Then flip the fritter and cook the other side. Transfer the fritter onto a plate lined with paper towel to get rid of the excess oil.
• Repeat the same process for the remaining batter. You can make multiple small fritters on the same pan simultaneously.
• Serve hot with some Greek yogurt dip.

Greek Yogurt Dip

• Take 1 cup of chilled Greek Yoghurt. If you don’t have Greek yogurt, use full fat hung curd. (Instruction on how to make hung curd is mentioned above in the blog).
• To which add ¼ tsp salt, ¼ tsp ground black pepper, ¼ tsp red chili flakes, ¼ tsp garlic powder, ¼ tsp dried thyme leaves, ¼ tsp Parsley and mix everything together.
• Serve chilled!