Carrot And Zucchini Fritters - Give Recipe (2024)

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Let me introduce one of our favorite appetizers: Carrot Feta Zucchini Fritters.

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It’s not summer yet, when it’s intolerable to eat complete meals, but we’ve already started to have breakfast for dinners. Do you have breakfast for lunch or dinner? When we leave winter and comforting foods behind, we often prepare breakfast foods for dinner like these Cheese Stuffed Peppers or Menemen, which is a very tasty egg dish with tomatoes and green peppers and have these in addition to sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, olives, various cheeses, jam or honey, which areTurkish typical breakfast foods. And a newly brewed Turkish black tea is almost a must to complement all these.

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Typicalzucchini fritter aka mucver in Turkish cuisine mostly contains feta for a little tangy flavor and herbs.

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No other additions, but I do love innovations in cooking, so I added grated carrot and red bell pepper to give my fritters some color and additional flavors.

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We love to pair these super tasty and moist fritters with a mint yogurt sauce to give them a bit more freshness! I strongly advice you to do the same. It will become your favorite summer food, or spring as in our case.

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Carrot Zucchini Friiters make perfect picnic or party foods too since they are amazingly tasty when cold. You can even prepare fritters sandwiches or vegetarian burgers to impress your kids or guests!

If you don't have a vegetarian diet, then you must give Natasha's super tasty Chicken Zucchini Fritters too!

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Zucchini Carrot Fritters

★★★★★4.4 from 5 reviews

Super tasty zucchini fritters with carrot, red bell pepper and feta. You can prepare vegetarians burgers with these!

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  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 15 1x
  • Category: Snack
  • Method: Cooking
  • Cuisine: Turkish
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

Scale

  • 2 cups coarsely grated zucchini
  • 1 cup grated carrot
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 3 eggs
  • 5 tablespoons cornmeal or all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt or less if your feta is too salty
  • 5 tablespoons feta, crumbled
  • ½ cup olive oil to fry

Instructions

  1. Salt the zucchini and carrot with about 1 teaspoon salt and wait for 5 minutes.
  2. Take a handful of them and remove the excess juice from them by squeezing them in your hands.
  3. Whisk eggs in a large bowl.
  4. Add cornmeal or flour, grated zucchini and carrot, diced red bell pepper, salt and feta in this order and mix with a fork well.
  5. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
  6. Drop 1 tablespoon of the batter into the skillet. Drop as many mounds as your skillet can take.
  7. Flatten slightly and fry 3 minutes on each side or until golden.
  8. Transfer them onto a paper towel and repeat with remaining batter.
  9. Serve warm or cold with yogurt.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 102
  • Sugar: 0.9 g
  • Sodium: 126.1 mg
  • Fat: 9.2 g
  • Carbohydrates: 3.6 g
  • Protein: 2.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 40 mg

Keywords: zucchini and carrot fritters

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    • Zerrin & Yusuf says

      Hi Paula,
      Glad you liked it. Thanks for letting us know and for rating our recipe with 5 stars 🙂

      Reply

  1. Marissa says

    I have been using this recipe for years. I always use goat cheese instead of feta because it's my favorite. I love it. The family loves it. It's so good with plain yogurt.

    Reply

    • Yusuf says

      Hi Marissa,
      So glad to har that you love these fritters as much as we do. These taste even better with yogurt, right?

      Reply

  2. Helen ERTURK says

    Added garlic, cumin, pul biber and black pepper. Also used 1 less egg but added a small amount of natural yoghurt. Delicious!

    Reply

  3. Michelle says

    Good base recipe. Tasted a bit plain. I'd want to add some spices-maybe cumin and pepper? Some garlic and onion? Also found them a bit eggy. Would probably use one less egg next time.

    Reply

    • Zerrin says

      Thanks Michelle for the feedback! Adding cumin would really be nice. The feta cheese I use is so strong, which I'm quite happy with. That's why I don't need any additional flavors, but I'm sure adding green onion and garlic will take these fritters to next level.

      Reply

  4. Emily says

    Could you use coconut oil to fry with instead of olive oil and still get the same product?

    Reply

    • Zerrin says

      Hi Emily, I've never used coconut oil for frying, so I'm not sure.

      Reply

Carrot And Zucchini Fritters - Give Recipe (2024)

FAQs

Why are my vegetable fritters falling apart? ›

If your zucchini fritters are falling apart, it's likely because the fritters are sticking to the skillet or the batter was too wet. Getting the zucchini dry before preparing the batter so the binding agents can hold the fritter together. If you have a non-stick frying pan, opt for that as well.

Why are my fritters soggy in the middle? ›

The most common causes for soggy fritters are too much batter (basic flour and egg batter like used in pancakes will never cook up crispy), and whatever you're frittering leeches too much water when cooking.

Why are my fritters tough? ›

Overmixing can cause the fritter to be gummy and tough. Only mix as much as you need to. I recommend skipping a mixer and doing this by hand to avoid overmixing. Use a cookie scoop.

Why do fritters fall apart? ›

This happens when there is not enough binder in the mix. I like to use Panko bread crumbs, 2 eggs, and cheese as binders. Fritters can also fall apart if they're stuck to the pan. Make sure to use enough oil, preheat the pan, don't flip too soon or too much, or you can use a non-stick cooking pan.

Should fritter batter be thick? ›

The thicker the batter, the thicker the fritter. For thinner fritters add a little extra liquid. For fluffy flour-free fritters, separate the eggs and whisk the whites to a stiff foam. Add the egg yolks to the grated veg then fold in the whisked egg whites.

What is fritter batter made of? ›

Basic Fritter Batter
  • Basic Fritter Batter.
  • 1 cup flour.
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder.
  • 1 tablespoon melted margarine.
  • 1 egg.
  • 12 cup milk (depending on which type of fritter you choose, see below) or 1/2 cup fruit juice (depending on which type of fritter you choose, see below)
  • 1 dash salt.
  • For Ham Fritters (use milk)

Does baking soda make fritters crispy? ›

Is baking soda or powder best for frying? A pinch of baking soda can help produce crispy fried foods. It reacts with the acid in the batter to create carbon dioxide bubbles. These lead to an airy batter and a crisper, fluffier result.

How do you keep fritters crispy? ›

The best way to keep fried foods crispy? Just place them on a cooling rack set over a baking sheet. If you're frying multiple batches, throw the whole setup into a low oven to keep everything warm as you keep frying and adding to the rack.

Should you rest fritter batter? ›

Refrigerate it, covered, at least two hours. It may even be stored overnight. This resting period allows a fermentation that breaks down any rubberiness of the batter--a process that is further activated if beer or wine forms part of the liquid used.

What is used to coat fruit for fritters? ›

Batter is also used to coat fruit for fritters.

How to make fritters not fall apart? ›

If your zucchini fritters are falling apart, it's likely because the batter was too wet or the fritters are sticking to the skillet. Make sure you thoroughly dry your zucchini before preparing the batter so the binding agents (flour, egg, and breadcrumbs) can hold the fritters together.

How to know when fritters are cooked? ›

Let it sizzle! Your pan needs to be properly heated up before cooking. If the fritter doesn't sizzle when it hits the pan, you know it's not ready! Don't overcrowd the pan, as this causes the temperature of the pan to drop, resulting in limp, under-cooked fritters.

Why add baking powder to fritters? ›

They just need a simple, light batter of flour, cornstarch, and baking powder mixed with seltzer to tie them together. The seltzer and baking powder ensure that the fritters are shatteringly crisp–even slightly tired vegetables emerge from the oil crunchy, fresh, and sweet.

How to stop fritters falling apart? ›

Here are some frittering tips:

Chop everything to small dice so that the fritters stay together when frying, you are just adding enough egg and flour to barely coat the ingredients, and large chunks have a tendency to make the fritters fall apart.

How do you make fritters crispy again? ›

Fritters are best eaten right after they are made. However, leftovers can be stored in the fridge for 3 to 4 days then reheated in a pan with oil or in the air fryer/oven to get them crispy again.

How to fix doughy fritters? ›

The overcooked exterior and undercooked interior indicates that your oil temperature is too high or your fritters are too large. You should be able to solve your problem by frying at a lower temperature and/or making the fritters smaller.

What if fritters are too runny? ›

Batter consistency is key to good fritters. If too runny, add a touch of extra flour (otherwise fritters soggy inside). If way too thick, add a touch of water.

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