Happy Monday guys!
What’s great about these zucchini fritters? For starters they taste like a mix between a hashbrown and rosti, and they’re organic, vegan and gluten-free!
Zucchinis actually have huge health benefits
They’re rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, they’re beneficial to eye health because they’re loaded with vitamin A, they have huge anti-inflammatory properties, they’re super low in calories (only 33 calories in one medium zucchini), and they’re a great source of potassium, which is very important for hydration.
I got the recipe for the zucchini fritters from my stepdad after eating them at a few too many family dinners, and being just blown away. And I developed this recipe for homemade tzatziki to go with them.
These fritters make for a great snack or appetizer, and even work well as a meal (I’ve been eating them for dinner the past several days non-stop!) They’re also super easy to make with just a few simple steps and ingredients.
While we’re on the subject of healthy food, did anyone hear about Amazon buying Wholefoods?!
Aside from the controversy about where some of Whole Foods products are sourced, they do carry a lot of legitimately sourced, healthy, organic products. And what this could mean for the future of healthy food is huge!
According to Forbes, Amazon is not going to automate the jobs of cashiers, and are not planning any job reductions as part of the deal.
There are some health food distributers that have popped up in the last few years in North America who ship their products to your door. But in my experience, with the time it takes to put the order through online and delivery, it may not really be much that more convenient. But with Amazon’s massive network and impressive resume of years of fast and easy service, and Whole Foods' wide range of health food products, this could be huge for the future of health food and it’s accessibility.
If you have any thoughts on this leave them in the comments.
Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients
Zucchini Fritters
1 large organic zucchini
1 free-range egg (or chia egg to make it vegan. To make chia egg: mix 1 tbsp ground chia seeds, 3 tbsp water, and let sit for 10 minutes.)
1/2 cup 100% parmesan cheese (or can substitute this for 1/4 cup nutritional yeast to make it vegan)
Sea salt and organic pepper to taste
Tzatziki
1.5 cups plain organic 3.5% yogurt
1/2 large cucumber, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
Juice of 1/4 lemon
Dill to taste
Sea salt and organic pepper to taste
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350 F. Chop up your garlic and peel your zucchini. Then grate the zucchini with a cheese grater into a mixing bowl.
Then add in your egg, parmesan (or nutritional yeast) and salt and pepper to taste.
Next I poured a tbsp of avocado oil into a 9 inch frying pan (you can also use another cooking oil of your choice). Then simply spoon in some of your batter into the frying pan (about the size of a hash brown) and fry for a few minutes until light golden brown.
Then flip and cook for another 1 - 2 minutes on the other side. Do this until you have used all of your batter. Then line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place all your fritters on the pan. Place in the oven for an additional 5 minutes or until cooked through.
While that’s in the oven, you’re going to prepare your tzatziki. Take a mixing bowl and combine your yogurt, cucumber, garlic, lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper. And mix until well combined.
Then take your fritters out of the oven. Eh voila! Super easy zucchini fritters and homemade tzatziki.
This recipe yields about 6 fritters, with 70 calories per fritter. Recipe inspired and adapted from Duane MacNeill, Julie Wampler and Natasha Kravchuk.
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