Zucchini Fritters with Lemon and Mint - 4.3g Carbs, 0.9g Fiber, 0.7g Sugar - (Wheat-Free)
From: roxanesnaturalkitchen.blogspot.com
Right now my recipes reflect what I need to use from my garden. I picked
a zucchini yesterday that was as big as my arm and I barely used half of
it for this recipe!
These are really delicious, slightly crispy on the outside and melt in
your mouth on the inside fritters. You can certainly serve these with
any sauce you like but I personally think they are quite delicious on
their own!
Whenever I fry something, I like to make sure as much oil as possible
drains out, so I put a layer of paper towels on top of a brown paper
bag and that seems to work better than just paper towels by themselves.
Also, please make sure you cook them until DARK golden brown on each
side - they will fall apart if you cook them only to light golden brown.
Makes: about 15 Fritters
3 cups Zucchini, shredded
3 large garlic cloves, pressed
1 Lemon, zested
1/4 cup fresh Mint, minced
1/2 cup Onion, minced
1/3 cup Barley flour
1/4 tsp + 1/8 tsp Sea Salt (or 1/2 tsp for a saltier fritter)
Mix all ingredients except barley flour in a medium bowl. Add the flour
and mix until it's completely moistened by the other ingredients.
Pour a thin layer of olive oil in a medium cast iron pan, and let it get
hot over medium heat.
Once hot, use a 2 Tbsp cookie scoop to drop the fritters on the pan.
Flatten each one with the back of the scoop or your fingers to form a
flat pancake. Fry them up 3 or 4 at a time until dark golden brown on
each side, adding more olive oil as needed and adjusting the heat if
oil starts to smoke or fritters are browning too quickly.
Gently transfer fritters to paper towels or a brown paper bag (or both)
to drain. Let them rest for a few minutes so they can firm up.
Nutrition From: www.caloriecount.about.com
1/3 tsp salt used for nutrition.
Makes: about 15 Fritters
Serving Size: 36 g
Nutrition per Fritter:
19 Calories, 1 Calories from Fat, 0.1g Total Fat, 0mg Cholesterol,
42mg Sodium, 4.3g Total Carbs, 0.9g Dietary Fiber, 0.7g Sugars,
0.8g Protein
Vitamin A 2% - Vitamin C 11% - Calcium 1% - Iron 2%
Nutrition Grade: A
Good points:
Very low in saturated fat
No cholesterol
High in dietary fiber
High in iron
High in manganese
High in magnesium
High in phosphorus
High in potassium
High in selenium
High in vitamin A
High in vitamin B6
Very high in vitamin C
