What's more enticing than a new recipe to make our taste buds dance, especially when it comes to a vegetable recipe, full of vitamins and especially low in calories. The recipe for zucchini fritters is the ideal recipe for veggie lovers and healthy dieters. It will appeal to both children and adults. These donuts will be a perfect dish for a picnic or a light dish to share with friends.
With what do you prepare zucchini donuts?
This recipe is made with zucchini, garlic, fresh basil, oregano, lemon zest and organic eggs.
The zucchini or Cucurbita pepo belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae. It is a summer vegetable, grown in the south of France because it likes sunny land. Boiled with water, zucchini is a diuretic and helps purify the kidneys. Vitamin C and A found in zucchini not only serve the body as potent antioxidants, but also as effective anti-inflammatory agents. It provides minerals and trace elements essential for the proper functioning of the body: iron, calcium, potassium, copper and magnesium. Zucchini also brings beta-carotene. This precursor of vitamin A is essential for the health of the eyes. To summarize, this vegetable is the health ally number one.
Garlic in addition to the incomparable taste it brings to many dishes, is considered a super food. The antioxidants it contains help prevent age-related diseases. It is considered an anticancer drug and decreases the risk of cancer of the stomach by 50%. Allicin is the main active compound. In addition, it has a cardioprotective effect.
Basil contains rosmarinic acid, a powerful antioxidant. Basil also has an antibacterial effect and prevents cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It also has a high vitamin K content necessary for the production of proteins involved in blood coagulation and iron necessary for the transport of oxygen and the formation of red blood cells in the blood.
Oregano is rich in vitamin K, E, iron, calcium and magnesium and acts as an antioxidant and anticancer.
The zest of lemon has the ability to eliminate toxins in the body, reduce intestinal gas and purify the liver through its vitamins such as vitamin C, citric acid. The lemon peel contains salvestrol Q40 and limonene, which help eliminate toxins and carcinogens from the body. In addition, this substance has the ability to slow the progression of abnormal cancer cells already developed in the body.
Ingredients of zucchini fritters
- 1 big zucchini
- 1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh basil
- 1/4 cup fresh oregano
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 2 organic eggs
- 1/4 cup gluten-free flour
- 1/4 teaspoon of onion powder
- salt
- pepper
Ingredients of the sauce
- 1/2 cup finely chopped dill
- Avocado sauce: mix the flesh of a mashed avocado with the juice of a lime, an onion cut into small cubes, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, salt, pepper.
Preparation:
- Place the grated zucchini in a colander in the sink and mix with ½ teaspoon of salt. Let it drain for 10 minutes then squeeze the zucchini in a kitchen towel. In a bowl, add zucchini, eggs, garlic, basil, oregano, lemon peel, onion powder, salt and pepper. Mix everything together and add some flour little by little to avoid lumps.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet and place about 1 tbsp of the mixture each time. Repeat the operation by spreading the donuts a few centimeters. The cooking time of each face of donuts is 2 to 3 minutes. You can also bake them in a muffin tin.
You can enrich this recipe with more vegetables like kale or finely chopped spinach.
Good tasting !