ZUCCHINI FRITTERS

Last night I opened the fridge and found it pretty sad as I feel great when its stuffed. So my creative juices saved me and my daughter. I found a couple of zucchini, some parmigiano cheese, some onions, eggs, breadcrumbs, lemons and .... went to work !

The flavor is wonderful and could work really was as a simple hor d'oeuvre, ok you can call it antipasto or anything else you want and goes down really well with a cold dry white wine (I drank fizzy water with lemon but that was just my preference).

YOU'LL NEED:
(serves 8)

- 1 lb zucchini (medium sized) make sure you trim them
- 1/2 cup green onions (cut very thin)
- 2 T spoons chopped mint
- 1 T spoon chopped dill
- 3 garlic cloves (crushed and minced)
- 2 t spoons grated lemon zest
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 egg (beaten)
- 1 cup parmigiano cheese grated (I prefer a stronger flavor thus parmigiano Romano)
- frying oil (canola is preferred)
- Greek yogurt

PREPARATION:

- Start off by grating your zucchini with a large grater (cheese grater is fine but you will want larger grating holes for this)
- Place the grated zucchini on a towel so that they are dry, dont want much moisture in the mixture and add about 2 t spoons of salt and put aside for about 20 minutes.
- Place the zucchini in a medium size bowl and add in your green onions, chopped dill, mint, garlic, lemon zeast and a dash of black pepper. Mix all together well.
- To the above mixutre add in the breadcrumbs, the egg and your grated parmigiano romano and mix all together so that the text is very homogenous
- Now, with a spoon (I prefer larger fritters but you can also use a t spoon for smaller pieces) form 2 inch patties on your baking sheet (make sure to put down parchment paper first. Then put the sheet in your fridge for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Now that your patties are chilled, remove them from the fridge and in a good size deep skillet, add the frying oil so that it will just get to the half way point of your fritters (probably about 1/4 - 1/2 inch of oil.
- When the oil is hot, reduce the heat to medium and place your patties in the skillet and cook til golden which will take from 3-5 minutes for each side of the newly born fritters.
- Remove and arrange on a simple platter and drizzle your yogurt on the top, garnish with lemons and mint or dill.
Serve warm and ENJOY !!!!