Zucchini fritters with tzatziki
Give your classic zucchini fritters some Greek flavour with the addition of a fresh and tangy tzatiki sauce.
- 40 mins cooking
- Makes 24 Item
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Ingredients
Zucchini fritters with tzatziki
- 4 medium_piece (480g) zucchini grated coarsely
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 medium_piece (150g) brown onion chopped finely
- 3/4 cup (45g) stale breadcrumbs
- 2 eggs, beaten lightly
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh mint, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cup (560g) thick greek-style yogurt
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 (130g) lebanese cucumber
- 2 tablespoon fresh mint, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
Method
Zucchini fritters with tzatziki
- 1To make tzatziki, line a sieve with absorbent paper. Add yogurt, place over a bowl. Cover, refrigerate at least 4 hours. Halve cucumber length-ways, remove seeds. Coarsely grate flesh and skin. Squeeze out excess liquid. Combine yogurt, cucumber, garlic, mint and juice in medium bowl.
- 2Combine zucchini and salt. Stand 15 minutes, then squeeze out excess liquid. Combine zucchini with onion, breadcrumbs, egg, oregano and mint.
- 3Preheat oven to very slow (120ºC/100ºC fan-forced).
- 4Heat oil in non-stick frying pan over medium heat, drop in tablespoonfuls of zucchini mixture, flatten slightly; cook until browned lightly both sides and cooked through. Transfer to oven tray, place in very slow oven to keep warm. Repeat with remaining mixture.
- 5Serve fritters with tzatziki.
Notes
Fritters can be made several hours ahead. TZATZIKI Line a sieve with absorbent paper. Add yogurt, place over a bowl. Cover, refrigerate at least 4 hours. Halve cucumber lengthways; remove seeds. Coarsely grate flesh and skin. Squeeze out excess liquid. Combine yogurt, cucumber, garlic, mint and juice in medium bowl.
