Russian Zucchini Fritters
May 25, 2020
I hope you all are doing well! In this recipe, I’ll tell you how to make another Russian dish which is a perfect snack for breakfast, lunch, or even dinner. Zucchini fritters are a very healthy dish, even though it’s roasted, which is easy and simple to prepare.
For these fritters, you will need 2 pieces of medium-sized zucchini, 1 teaspoon of salt, 50 grams of fresh green onion, 1 big egg, 1 cup of wheat flour, 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper, olive oil to grease the pan.
Step 1: Wash the zucchini, dry with a towel, and pass through a coarse grater without removing the peel.
Step 2: Add salt, mix, and let it brew for 10 minutes.
Step 3: After 10 minutes, wring out the zucchini, add the chopped fresh green onion and ground black pepper to the bowl, mix.
Step 4: Then add one egg, wheat flour, and mix it all up thoroughly.
Step 5: Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan, put out one tablespoon of the zucchini mixture, gently squeezing on top carefully shaping it in a circle.
Step 6: Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, on fire not lower than medium, until the golden brown color is reached.
![Ready zucchini fritters on the plate. Photo via Larisa Koshkina under the public domain.](https://macduffiemagnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/d3dbe231-4a63-44e9-a3ff-6142dda2d7c4_640x490_fit-475x364.jpg)
![Zucchini mixture after mixing all the ingridients together. Photo by Polina Spirina](https://macduffiemagnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200429_174538-475x356.jpg)
![Zucchini fritters roasting on one side. Photo by Polina Spirina](https://macduffiemagnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200429_174534-475x356.jpg)
Congratulations! Fritters are best served with sour cream that in Russia we call “smetana.” By the way, they can also be served as a side dish, for example, to fish. As additives, you can use carrots and cheese, as well as add spices – garlic, oregano, basil. Serve the fritters hot or warm. Zucchini fritters are very tender, soft, with a light crisp, with a rich vegetable taste and aroma – a great and easy meal to try.
If you are worried about your diet – no problem! Decrease the amount of wheat flour to ½ cup, but make sure to wring out the maximum of water from vegetables. Enjoy your meal!