Whole Wheat Zucchini Fritters with Sesame

A light, healthy recipe that's easy to make.

Recipe author

Servings:

Zucchini

500

Sesame seeds

Vegetable oil

Ground black pepper

Salt

Whole wheat flour

Parsley

Egg

Carrot

Garlic

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 19 % 3 g

Fats 19 % 3 g

Carbohydrates 63 % 10 g

75 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 45 min

Step 1:

Wash the vegetables. Peel the zucchini if needed and scoop out any large seeds. Grate the zucchini on the coarse side of a box grater and squeeze out the excess liquid.
Step 2:

Peel the carrot and garlic. Coarsely grate the carrot and roughly chop the parsley, and add both to the zucchini. Press the garlic through a garlic press and stir it in.
Step 3:

Add the raw egg, salt, spices, and sesame seeds. Mix well.
Step 4:

Add the flour last and mix again. Go by the consistency — you may need anywhere from 3 heaping tablespoons up to 5.
Step 5:

Stir until combined.
Step 6:

Spoon the zucchini batter onto heated oil and fry until golden. Flip with a spatula and finish cooking the second side. Keep the heat a touch below medium.
Step 7:

Serve the finished fritters with yogurt.

Need something quick to serve with tea? Want a light breakfast or a little snack? Then you'll definitely want to know how to make zucchini fritters — they're also worth knowing if you're watching your weight, since zucchini is fairly low in calories, and it's easy to make a lighter, diet-friendly version. There are a few ways to cook them: most often they're simply pan-fried, but you can also bake them in the oven. You can make them savory or sweet, and the batter can include other ingredients for variety — garlic, cottage cheese, or brined cheese. Skip the egg and you get a vegan version, though you can't really do without flour here (although you can swap it for semolina and make a semolina version instead). To make the fritters more wholesome, fold in other vegetables or fruit — zucchini-and-apple or zucchini-and-carrot fritters both work well. For extra-fluffy fritters, add a little baking soda and whip the batter a bit, or make them with kefir or buttermilk.