Sunday, April 24, 2011

Zucchini Fritters with Tangy Yoghurt Sauce

This recipe is from a book called The Newlywed Kitchen -- Delicious Meals for Couples Cooking Together by Lorna Yee and Ali Basye, page 8. I don't know why they limited their market with such a title because this book has the most delicious recipes I've ever seen. Silly marketing strategy if you ask me!

First you mix the grated zucchini and the salt. Then you're supposed to squeeze it out over a sieve to remove about the half a cup of liquid that is in it. I don't have a sieve! So we just used our hands and squeezed out handfuls over the sink.

Then mix the zucchini with the garlic (I just use minced garlic that comes in jars -- one teaspoon = one clove), egg, pepper, Parmesan, and flour. Stir and fry tablespoonfuls in oil. About three minutes each side, until browned. It's pretty easy! We got 10 fritters out of this mixture.

Yoghurt is even easier! Mix the youghurt, lemon juice, chopped parsley, salt and pepper in a bowl. Done!
By sheer coincidence the flavourings in the yoghurt were the same as what went on the fish, so it was a perfect match! Yay :)

Ingredients:
Fritters:
3 cups grated zucchini
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 large egg
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
1/2 cup flour
olive oil
Yoghurt:
3/4 cup plain Greek yoghurt
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
salt and pepper

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