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Feta Quinoa Zucchini Fritters

Amazingly light fritters with quinoa, feta and zucchini.
Yields: 10
PREP 20 minutes
COOK 15 minutes
TOTAL 35 minutes

INGREDIENTS
  

  • ½ cup quinoa
  • 2 zucchinis grated
  • 3 eggs
  • 5 tablespoon crumbled feta
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
  • Salt
  • ¼ cup olive oil for fyring
  • 1 cup plain yogurt to serve with

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • Cook quinoa in 1 and ¼ cup of water. Bring it to boil and let it simmer covered over the lowest heat until it absorbs all the water. Let it cool before preparing the fritter batter.
  • Sprinkle a little salt on grated zucchini and wait for 5-10 minutes so that it releases its juice. Squeeze in your hands.
  • Whisk eggs well. Fold in crumbled feta and stir.
  • Add in grated and squeezed zucchini, chopped fresh dill and salt. Stir.
  • Add in cooked quinoa and combine them well.
  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet.
  • Drop one tablespoon of batter in the skillet and gently press on the batches with a spatula. Fry for about 5 minutes over medium heat until golden and flip over. Fry for about 5 minutes and take them on a paper towel.
  • Serve with plain yogurt.

NUTRITION

Calories: 142kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 131mgPotassium: 212mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 217IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 89mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

ADDITIONAL INFO

Course Snack
Cuisine American
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