Zucchini Fritters with Feta and Dill

How to make crispy light Zucchini Fritters! Never soggy or heavy! This Greek-inspired recipe for Zucchini Fritters is made with feta and dill, topped with optional Tzatziki sauce. Serve this with a hearty green salad for a simple delicious vegetarian meal or a tasty appetizer! Updated 7/20

A simple recipe highlighting zucchini and summer squash- Zucchini Fritters! If you are like me, you’ve probably come close to your fill of zucchini and summer squash for the season. When we get to this point at our house, I know it is time to whip up these tasty Zucchini Fritters. (New photos by Simply Suwannee)

I’ve discovered that my husband will eat pretty much anything that comes in the form of a fritter, so this is a tactic I  employ when trying to get through the last mound of summer produce.

Zucchini Fritters seasoned with fresh dill and feta cheese are full of flavor and make for a delicious vegetarian meal alongside a hearty green salad. Topped with creamy Tzatziki Sauce, they are dreamy!

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How to make the BEST Zucchini Fritters (in a nutshell):

1. grate zucchini
2. salt zucchini to draw out water
3. Mix into a thick batter
4. Pan-sear in a hot skillet, finishing in the oven.
5. Serve with sour cream, yogurt, or my favorite, Tzatziki!

It starts with the zucchini!

Use a food processor with the grater attachment to grate the zucchini. You can also do this by hand using a hand grater.  You’ll need 4- 5 cups.

Sprinkle with salt to draw out the water. * This is a really important step in preventing soggy fritters! You want your fritters light and crispy, not heavy and soggy. Right? 😉

Why are my fritters soggy?

• The number one reason why your fritters are probably soggy is not drawing out the water from the vegetable. The easiest way to do this, is to salt the veggie, let stand 15-30 minutes, strain, then press the remaining water out, patting dry. This will prevent soggy fritters and give you light, crispy fritters that plump up when cooking!

Look how much water will release!

After it releases its liquid, place in a strainer and press as much of the water out.  Blot with paper towels. Get them dry.

Mix in the rest of the ingredients and you will end up with a thick dough or “batter”, which will be full of good zucchini flavor and texture, and not taste eggy.

Fresh dill and scallions give these the BEST flavor!

I love adding feta, but you could sub another cheese- even cheddar or grated mozzarella if you are not a feta fan.

Place ping-pong sized balls of the fritter batter in a hot skillet with olive oil and sear until golden brown. About 3-4  minutes each side.

You will know they are done on the inside when they start to puff up slightly.

This “puffing up” is basically the egg inside telling you, “I’m fully cooked through“!

Keep this in your back pocket. 😉

Make the optional Tzatziki Sauce.  If you are swimming in Zucchini, Tzatziki can also be made with zucchini instead of the traditional English cucumber. Tzatziki, a Greek-style yogurt sauce is a really refreshing and cool topping for the crispy warm fritters- or sub a little yogurt or sour cream.

Pull the Zucchini Fritters out of the oven and serve warm. Leftovers can be stored in the fridge and reheated, uncovered in a toaster oven and surprisingly will get crispy again. Every time I make zucchini fritters, I often wish I would have made a double batch. They tend to go very quickly!

Spoon a dollop of tzatziki sauce on top and serve with a salad. This can be a light dinner or hearty lunch.

Or, to serve as a fun appetizer, make much smaller fritters (1 1/2  inch in diameter) and top with tzatziki and a fresh sprig of dill -and pierce a mini fork down through the top, for the perfect appetizer bite.

I’m so excited for you to try these Zucchini fritters with Tzatziki Sauce! So tasty! Let us know how you like them in the comments below!!

Crispy Light Zucchini Fritters!

★★★★★ 4.9 from 17 reviews

• Author: Sylvia Fountaine | Feasting at Home Blog
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Yield: 12 fritters
• Category: Appetizer, vegetarian dinner,
• Method: pan-seared
• Cuisine: Greek
• Diet: Vegetarian

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Description

How to make light and crispy Zucchini Fritters! An easy recipe with fresh dill, feta and tzatziki sauce. A Greek spin on our favorite fritters!

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs zucchini (about 4 medium zucchini)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2  cup chopped scallions
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill (or sub half with Italian parsley)
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta ( or sub another grated cheese- jack, mozzarella, cheddar)
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (or GF flour)
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp fresh nutmeg
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• 2 tablespoons olive oil

 

Serve with  Tzatziki Sauce, sour cream or a dollop of plain yogurt. For a and extra kick, Zhoug yogurt is a great option too!

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Instructions

1. GRATE AND SALT ZUCCHINI: Using a hand grater or food processor, with grater attachment, grate the zucchini. You need about 4 cups grated, placed in a med-sized bowl. Sprinkle with 1 tsp kosher salt, stir well, and let sit for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. (This will release the water and give you light and crispy zucchini cakes!)
2. In the meantime, prep the other ingredients and make the optional  Tzatziki Sauce.
3.  After 15 minutes, place the salted zucchini in a strainer, and using your hand or a spatula, press down firmly to remove as much water as possible. Do not rinse. Pat dry with a few paper towels. You really want to get these fairly dry.
4. Preheat oven to 350F
5. MAKE THE BATTER: Place the grated zucchini in a bowl, adding dill, scallions, feta, nutmeg, and one egg. Mix well. In a separate bowl mix flour and baking powder together. Add flour mixture to zucchini, incorporating all. This will be a fairly thick batter.
6. SEAR: In a heavy bottom skillet, heat 1-2 T olive oil or butter over medium heat. When the oil is hot, spoon ping-pong sized balls of the batter. Lightly sear each side until golden brown about 3 minutes each side, and place in a warm oven-either on a wire rack or on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Putting these in the oven will allow them to cook all the way through and puff up, without getting too brown in the skillet.
7. Make these in batches, letting fritters finish at least 10 minutes in the oven, or until they puff slightly.
8. Serve with a dollop of Tzatziki Sauce and dill sprig.

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Notes

These and be cooked ahead, refrigerated for 3 days and reheated in a toaster oven ( right on the rack). Great for meal prep!

Nutrition

• Calories: 257

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