These zucchini bacon fritters will transport you to a chic cafe that bustles with clientele lining up for the best Sunday brunch. Although they look too good to eat, you won't want to stop once you start, they're that good!
July 7 2020 recipe by Milad Vince Naghieh
, photo by Naomi Sherman, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Breakfast, Meal
These zucchini bacon fritters will transport you to a chic cafe that bustles with clientele lining up for the best Sunday brunch. Although they look too good to eat, you won't want to stop once you start, they're that good!
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2 servingservings
Ingredients
Spicy avocado mayonnaise
- ½ (3½ oz.) ½ (100 g) avocadoavocados
- ½ ½ fresh red chili pepper, finely dicedfresh red chili peppers, finely diced
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- ¼ tbsp ¼ tbsp garlic powder
- ½ tbsp ½ tbsp lemon juice
- salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Zucchini bacon fritters
- 20 oz. 550 g zucchini, shredded
- 1 tsp 1 tsp salt
- 3 oz. 85 g bacon, cut into small pieces
- 3½ oz. 100 g Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 2 2 eggeggs
- 1 tsp 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp light olive oil, for frying
Fried eggs
- 2 2 eggeggs
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp light olive oil, for frying
- salt and ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
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Instructions
Spicy avocado mayonnaise
Place the avocado in a small bowl, and mash with a fork. Add the mayonnaise, garlic powder, lemon juice, red chili pepper, and a pinch of salt.
Stir together to combine. If necessary, season with more lemon juice, salt, and/or chili pepper, to taste.
Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Zucchini bacon fritters
Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add the bacon and fry until crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan with a slotted spoon, and set aside. Keep the bacon grease in the pan, as will be used later.
Add the zucchini to the colander. Sprinkle with the salt, and toss together. Let it rest for at least 15 minutes, 30 minutes for maximum effect.
Use a cotton towel, squeeze out all the juices. Pull the sides up and twist together over the sink, squeezing, until most of the juices are extracted from the towel.
Add the zucchini, cooked bacon, and the rest of the fritter ingredients (except the oil) to a medium-sized bowl. Mix together until well combined.
Use the bacon grease, and heat over medium heat. To make portions, use a 1/3 measuring cup (approximately 80 ml), to scoop the zucchini mixture and form fritters. Add olive oil as required to keep the pan greased.
Reduce temperature to medium-low, and place the fritters into the pan. Gently press the surfaces with a spatula to make them crispier, and easier to flip. Fry the fritters for about 5-6 minutes per side, until they become golden brown. Flip carefully to avoid breaking. Check them from time to time, but don't flip, just have a look. While the fritters cook, prepare the eggs.
Fried eggs
Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat, in a medium-sized frying pan. Once hot, crack the eggs into the pan. Fry, untouched, for 5-7 minutes, or until the bottoms are crispy golden, and the egg yolks are soft and runny. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting, to keep warm in the pan, until the fritters are done.
For Serving
Equally divide and stack the fritters between plates, top each with a crispy egg, a sprinkle of cilantro, and a dollop of avocado mayonnaise on the side. Enjoy!
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8 comments
Karen
August 2 2020
"Chic" (pronounced sheek) means stylish, fashionable. It is often used to describe fashionable appearance (e.g., a chic hairstyle) but can be used more generally (e.g., it's chic to drink bourbon; the Texans were the chic pick to win the Super Bowl). A chick is a baby bird, especially a baby chicken.
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
August 2 2020
"Chic" (pronounced sheek) means stylish, fashionable. It is often used to describe fashionable appearance (e.g., a chic hairstyle) but can be used more generally (e.g., it's chic to drink bourbon; the Texans were the chic pick to win the Super Bowl). A chick is a baby bird, especially a baby chicken.
Thanks for the heads up on the typo, Karen! I'll let the team know.
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Mike
January 28 2021
Hi, trying to work out where the carbs are in this recipe as I'd like to lower them to make this Keto.
Is it the cheese? The courgettes? The oil to fry in?
Thanks
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Gwenn
January 29 2021
The zucchini/courgette seems to be the only source of carb in this recipe, 280gr per serving.
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Crystal Pullen Team Diet Doctor
January 29 2021
Hi, trying to work out where the carbs are in this recipe as I'd like to lower them to make this Keto.
Is it the cheese? The courgettes? The oil to fry in?
ThanksThe avocado, courgette, cheese, spices, and lemon juice all add carbs to this dish. To reduce the carbs, I would have a smaller serving rather than adapting the recipe.
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TG
April 15 2021
This is absolutely delicious!! It tastes like bacon and has tons of fiber!!!
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Emalyn Batley
November 27 2022
I found this recipe too salty. I didn't add any additional salt, just the salt used on the zucchini to draw out the water, I think plus the bacon and parmesan together just ended up too salty. Could the parmesan be replaced with mozzarella? Thanks
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
November 28 2022
I found this recipe too salty. I didn't add any additional salt, just the salt used on the zucchini to draw out the water, I think plus the bacon and parmesan together just ended up too salty. Could the parmesan be replaced with mozzarella? Thanks
We haven't tried this with a different cheese, but mozzarella could work. Keep in mind that mozzarella is a soft cheese, so the outcome may be a bit different.
