Zucchini Vegetable Patties

This turns out to be a really versatile dish for any taste. You can make zucchini patties all sorts of ways: pan-fry them in oil, bake them on a sheet in the oven, steam them, or cook them in the microwave or a slow cooker.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 12 % 4 g
Fats 39 % 13 g
Carbohydrates 48 % 16 g
191 kcal
GI: 18 / 41 / 41

Cooking method

Cooking time: 30 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Gather all the ingredients you'll need to make the vegetable patties.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Wash the zucchini, trim off the ends, and grate it on a coarse grater.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Salt the zucchini and let it sit 5–10 minutes so it releases its juices. Drain off the liquid and squeeze the grated zucchini dry.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Add the cooked rice and the egg to the bowl of squeezed zucchini.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Add some grated cheese (save part of it to serve with the finished dish), along with the chopped green onion and parsley. Add the flour and seasoning, and mix everything well.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    If the mixture is too wet, add a spoonful of flour. Taste for seasoning and adjust if needed.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Pour vegetable oil into a skillet. While the oil heats, scoop up a portion of the mixture with a tablespoon, roll it into a ball, coat it in breadcrumbs, and press it into a patty.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Lay the patties into the hot oil.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9

    Fry the zucchini patties on both sides until golden brown.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10

    Arrange the finished zucchini patties on a platter, serve them with sour cream and vegetables, and sprinkle with the reserved grated cheese. Enjoy!

  • Zucchini patties are very easy to make. You can vary this recipe by mixing other vegetables in with the zucchini.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Chicken egg - 157  kcal/100g
  • Egg white - 45  kcal/100g
  • Egg powder - 542  kcal/100g
  • Egg yolk - 352  kcal/100g
  • Ostrich egg - 118  kcal/100g
  • Zucchini - 23  kcal/100g
  • Raw wild rice - 353  kcal/100g
  • Brown raw rice - 360  kcal/100g
  • Boiled brown rice - 119  kcal/100g
  • White fortified raw rice - 363  kcal/100g
  • White fortified boiled rice - 109  kcal/100g
  • White rice, steamed, with long grains raw - 369  kcal/100g
  • Steamed white rice, boiled with long grains - 106  kcal/100g
  • Instant dry rice - 374  kcal/100g
  • Instant rice, ready to eat - 109  kcal/100g
  • Rice - 344  kcal/100g
  • Dutch cheese - 352  kcal/100g
  • Swiss cheese - 335  kcal/100g
  • Russian cheese - 366  kcal/100g
  • Kostroma cheese - 345  kcal/100g
  • Yaroslavsky cheese - 361  kcal/100g
  • Altai cheese 50% fat content - 356  kcal/100g
  • Soviet cheese - 400  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'steppe' - 362  kcal/100g
  • Uglich cheese - 347  kcal/100g
  • Poshekhonsky cheese - 350  kcal/100g
  • Lambert cheese - 377  kcal/100g
  • Appnzeller cheese with 50% fat content - 400  kcal/100g
  • Chester cheese with 50% fat content - 363  kcal/100g
  • Edamer cheese with 40% fat content - 340  kcal/100g
  • Cheese with mushrooms of 50% fat content - 395  kcal/100g
  • Emmental cheese with 45% fat content - 420  kcal/100g
  • Gouda cheese with 45% fat content - 356  kcal/100g
  • Aiadeus cheese - 364  kcal/100g
  • Dom blanc cheese (semi-hard) - 360  kcal/100g
  • Lo spalmino cheese - 61  kcal/100g
  • Cheese 'etorki' (sheep, hard) - 401  kcal/100g
  • White cheese - 100  kcal/100g
  • Fat yellow cheese - 260  kcal/100g
  • Altai cheese - 355  kcal/100g
  • Kaunas cheese - 355  kcal/100g
  • Latvian cheese - 316  kcal/100g
  • Limburger cheese - 327  kcal/100g
  • Lithuanian cheese - 250  kcal/100g
  • Lake cheese - 350  kcal/100g
  • Gruyere cheese - 396  kcal/100g
  • Vegetable oil - 873  kcal/100g
  • Green onion - 19  kcal/100g
  • Spices dry - 240  kcal/100g
  • Wheat flour - 325  kcal/100g
  • Fresh frozen soup greens in a package - 41  kcal/100g
  • Greenery - 41  kcal/100g
  • Breadcrumbs - 347  kcal/100g

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