These quick and easy fritters will fill you up and keep you going.
Healthy fried food is an oxymoron no longer with a little help from Skinny Ms.! Perfect at any time of day and packed with energy, these quick and easy Clean Eating Vegetable Fritters will fill you up and keep you going.
Our fritters are a cinch to fry. All you have to do is prep your veggies, mix the batter, oil your pan, and cook away! We’ve included zucchini, bell peppers, and scallion to provide healthy veggie flavoring. To draw out their natural goodness, we’ve spiced up the recipe with earthy thyme and zesty paprika. Read on for the details and get frying!
Clean Eating Vegetable Fritters
Ingredients
- 2 cups zucchini grated, water squeezed out *see instructions
- 2 eggs large, lightly beaten
- 3/4 cup red bell pepper chopped
- 3/4 cup scallions sliced, greens and whites, roots discarded
- 1/2 cup flour (white whole-wheat was used in this recipe)
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons thyme leaves fresh, optional 2 teaspoons dried thyme
- 1/8 teaspoon paprika
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Shred zucchini and place in a colander or fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl. Sprinkle a small amount of salt over the zucchini and let sit for about 10 minutes. Then press on the zucchini to squeeze out any remaining water into the bowl.
- Whisk eggs in the bottom of a large bowl. Add the zucchini, bell pepper, scallions, flour, salt, pepper, thyme, and paprika to the bowl, stirring to combine completely. Add one tablespoon of the olive oil to a sauté pan over medium heat, and add in a mound of the mixture, pushing with the spatula to flatten into a round. Repeat with 2 more. 3 should fit in the pan.
- Cook each fritter for 2 to 3 minutes on one side, and then flip and cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes on the other side, or until golden brown and cooked through.
- Serve sprinkled with thyme leaves for garnish, and topped with a dollop of light sour cream or Greek yogurt, if desired.
- Enjoy!
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Absolutely delicious and surprisingly filling!
I love cooking free style fritters but I prefer using ghee for ghee’s nutrition, flavor, and the safety of high smoke point. Ghee clarified butter smoke point is higher than olive oil and butter. I always prefer ghee for deep frying.
I prefer using Milkio grass-fed ghee for all my recipes.
Thanks for the tip, Sofia!