zucchini fritters with roasted red pepper dipping sauce
Zucchini fritters with roasted red pepper dipping sauce requires around 25 minutes from start to finish. This recipe makes 8 servings with 152 calories, 6g of protein, and 10g of fat each. For 70 cents per serving, this recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Greens And Chocolate has 209 fans. It works well as an inexpensive side dish. It is perfect for The Super Bowl. If you have cream cheese, olive oil, zucchinis, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. With a spoonacular score of 62%, this dish is pretty good. Similar recipes include Roasted Red Pepper Dipping Sauce, Zucchini Bacon Fritters with Basil-Mayo Dipping Sauce, and Zucchini with Greek Yogurt Roasted Red Pepper Pasta Sauce.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 10 minutes
Cooking duration: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
4 oz cream cheese
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2-4 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup grated or shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
2 red bell peppers, roasted* (or - 3/4 cup jarred roasted red pepper)
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup flour (I used whole wheat)
2 medium zucchinis, shredded
Equipment:
food processor
baking sheet
blender
oven
paper towels
sieve
frying pan
spatula
Cooking instruction summary:
Place all dip ingredients in food processor or blender and puree. Refrigerate until ready to use.Preheat oven to 250 degrees (or warm setting). Set out a baking sheet.Place shredded zucchini in fine strainer and drain them completely of the excess water with a paper towel or cloth.Combine drained zucchini with salt, flour, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and egg. Mix to combine.In large skillet, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat.Drop fritter batter (about 2 tablespoons per fritter) into skillet and flatten with back of a spatula. Depending on the size of your skillet, you will be able to cook 2-3 fritters at a time. Cook 3 minutes (or until golden brown), then flip and cook1-2 more minutes. Keep cooked fritters in warm oven on baking sheet until all are cooked and ready to eat.Once ready to eat, top fritters with roasted red pepper dip and enjoy!
Step by step:
1. Place all dip ingredients in food processor or blender and puree. Refrigerate until ready to use.Preheat oven to 250 degrees (or warm setting). Set out a baking sheet.
2. Place shredded zucchini in fine strainer and drain them completely of the excess water with a paper towel or cloth.
3. Combine drained zucchini with salt, flour, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and egg.
4. Mix to combine.In large skillet, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat.Drop fritter batter (about 2 tablespoons per fritter) into skillet and flatten with back of a spatula. Depending on the size of your skillet, you will be able to cook 2-3 fritters at a time. Cook 3 minutes (or until golden brown), then flip and cook1-2 more minutes. Keep cooked fritters in warm oven on baking sheet until all are cooked and ready to eat.Once ready to eat, top fritters with roasted red pepper dip and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
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