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Zucchini Patties Recipe
These easy zucchini patties are moist, crispy, and falafel-like. They're made with fresh ingredients like grated zucchini, chickpeas, feta cheese, fresh dill, and lemon and then pan-fried until golden. They're a super tasty light meal or snack and they're ready in just 30 minutes!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 12 zucchini
Calories: 128 kcal
Course:
Lunch
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 2 small zucchinis coarsely grated and squeezed dry
- 15 ounce can of chickpeas drained and rinsed
- ⅓ cup feta cheese crumbled
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon EACH: lemon juice and lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon each: sea salt and pepper
- 2 green onions finely chopped
- 2 large eggs lightly whisked
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
Yopgurt Dip
- ⅓ cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise can be light
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Shred the zucchini in a food processor fitted with a shredding disk or use a box grater. Transfer the zucchini to a clean kitchen towel or a few sheets of strong paper towel and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Allow it to rest for 10 minutes and then squeeze out the excess liquid.
- Add chickpeas to a medium-sized bowl and crush them with a fork. Mix in the squeeze-dried zucchini, feta cheese, dill, lemon juice and zest, green onions, eggs, garlic, black pepper, lemon juice and zest, salt, pepper, green onions, eggs, and garlic. Add flour gradually and stir to combine.
- Mix the yogurt dip ingredients together in a small bowl.
- Heat the olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over low heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the batter to the pan and use the back of a spatula to gently press it into a 2-inch fritter. Repeat until the pan is full then fry until golden brown on both sides, 3 minutes per side. Repeat with the remaining batter adding more oil to the pan if it becomes dry. Serve the zucchini patties with the yogurt dip on the side.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 serving + 1 patty + dip
Calories
128kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
35mg
(12%)
Sodium
281mg
(12%)
Potassium
140mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
134IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12zucchini
Amount Per Serving
Calories 128
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 serving + 1 patty + dip | |
| Calories | 128kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 35mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 281mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 140mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 134IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.