Zucchini Fritter Appetizer with Sour Cream Dip

By ladygourmet

What a nice way to use all of the fresh zucchini of the season.

With Love,

Catherine
xo

Ingredients

• For the Sour Cream Dip:
• 4 zucchini – grated
• 5 cloves garlic – chopped
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• Handful of fresh parsley – chopped
• Handful of fresh dill – chopped
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon capers – chopped
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 4 eggs plus a tablespoon of milk– beaten
• Vegetable oil for frying
• 16 oz. of sour cream
• Tablespoon of capers plus a tablespoon of caper juice
• 2 cloves of garlic
• Handful of fresh dill
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon of sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from livingthegourmet.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Place grated zucchini in a colander fit in a bowl. Place a cloth over the zucchini. Place a small pot filled with water on the cloth and let this sit for thirty minutes to drain the water out of the zucchini.

Sauté the onion in a tablespoon of butter and add to the zucchini. Add the garlic, parsley, dill, parmesan cheese, capers and seasonings.

Add the beaten eggs and slowly add the flour, baking powder, sugar and cornmeal combination.

Let this sit for about ten minutes.

Heat a large frying pan with about an inch of vegetable oil.

Carefully, using a teaspoon, place the batter in the hot oil. When the fritter is firm and the edges are a little golden, carefully turn over and finish cooking on the other side until golden.

Do not overcrowd the pan.

Place on a platter lined with paper towels.

For the Sour Cream Dip:
Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth.

Serve with the fritters.