How to make Zucchini Fritters! An easy recipe for Zucchini Fritters with dill, feta and Tzatziki sauce. Serve with a hearty green salad – a simple, delicious vegetarian meal!
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 theses Zucchini Fritters. I’ve discovered, that my husband Brian will anything in the form of a fritter, so that is how these Zucchini Fritters came to be. Seasoned with fresh dill and feta, they are full of flavor and make for delicious vegetarian meal alongside a hearty green salad. And they are not hard to make!
Crispy and flavorful, these fritters whip up fast and are on regular rotation around here. Even our dog Maxx loves these little guys. Yes, I confess we often do feed our dog people food. I know it’s ridiculous, but we do. That being said, Maxx is the pickiest eater in the house, and even he goes a little bonkers for these.
And today as I made and photographed them, he was right there beside me, not begging, he never begs, but with this look that says, “You know you want to give me one of those- don’t you?” and of course I do.
Press as much of the rest of the water out. Blot with paper towels. Get them dry.
Fresh scallions and fresh dill give the fritters good flavor.
Mix in the rest of the ingredients and you will end up with a dryer “batter”, which will be full of good zucchini flavor and texture, and not taste too eggy.
Then place the fritters on a parchment lined sheet pan, or on a wire rack and to finish cooking all the way through in the oven- without letting them get too dark on the outside. You will know they are done in the inside when they start to puff up slightly.
Make your Tzatziki. 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.
Pull the 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.
Plop a dollop of tzatziki 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.
Zucchini Fritters with Dill, Feta and Tzatziki Sauce
How to make Zucchini Fritters! An easy recipe with dill, feta and tzatziki sauce. A Greek spin on our favorite fritters !
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 12 fritters
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs small summer squash (about 3 medium zucchini)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 C chopped scallions
- 1/3 C chopped fresh dill
- 1/2 C crumbled feta
- 1 egg
- 1/2 C all purpose flour (or GF flour) or dry brad crumbs
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp fresh nutmeg
Tzatziki Sauce:
- 1 C Greek whole milk yogurt
- 1 C English cucumber finely diced ( or zucchini)
- 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
- 1 T fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2 T chopped fresh dill or mint
- 1/4 tsp Kosher salt
- freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Using a grater or food processor, grate the zucchini. You need about 4 Cups grated- and 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. Place in a strainer, and using your hand or a spatula, press down firmly to remove as much water as possible. You really want to get these fairly dry.
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Place grated zucchini in a bowl, adding dill, scallions, feta, nutmeg, and one egg. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl mix flour and baking soda together. Add flour mixture to zucchini, incorporating all. This will be a fairly dry batter.
- In a heavy bottom skillet, heat 1-2 T olive oil or butter over medium heat. When oil is hot, drop ping-pong sized balls of the batter. Brown each side until golden about 3 minutes each side, and place in a warm oven- either on a wire rack or on parchment lined sheet pan.
- Make in batches, letting fritters finish at lease 10 minutes in the oven, or until they puff slightly.
- Serve with a dollop of Tzatziki.
- To make Tzatziki, In a medium bowl, mix together all the ingredients. Chill.
Nutrition
- Calories: 257
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This looks like a great recipe, light and healthy meal. I just have to try and bake it in the oven instead frying, which I do not do any more. Thanks for sharing, Sara
Love any kind of fritters and this is no exception, looks so good.
This looks yum, though I am not sure there are much zucchinis around these markets…
I’m all over these! Delicious!
YUM, what a gorgeous meal – any time of the day.
What a dishes so yummy!
Uaaau this is amazing:) Love it!
This is such a perfect recipe for me! We still have a bunch of zucchini and cucumbers. I love the addition of feta and dill in the fritters. Great recipe.
Sylvia, I always have to make things several hours before dinner when I have the time – how do I keep them crispy and crunchy until dinner? I made them last night for dinner and they were a huge hit!
I wonder if you could made them ahead, refrigerated, then crisp them up again in the oven right before serving ?
we’ve had these twice in the last week and i’m making another bactch today… SOOO delish!
Oh Good! Glad you liked them!
Pretty, simple and oh so tempting! Love this recipe — and the photos, as usual, are super lovely. Thank you!
Learn something new everyday, I will now salt my zucchini, I used to just squeeze. Thank you so much for the lesson!
Great recipe – they were delicious and turned out just like your pictures. I did add a bit of mint to my fritters to use some of my garden herbs. I couldn’t stop eating them. I ate the leftovers cold out of the fridge and they were still great.
★★★★★
Awesome Amy, glad you enjoyed and thanks for sharing!
These are also delicious with sweet chilli sauce.
Such a great idea! Thanks for sharing Louise!