It’s dinner time, you want to cook healthy but you don’t know what to prepare and above all you don’t want to spend a lot of time at the stove. With the recipe we propose you will cook a healthy and above all delicious dish.

With just 3 main ingredients, you can make delicious zucchini fritters! This recipe is easy, quick and very tasty. Courgette fritters are perfect as a side dish or appetizer and can also be served as a second course.

How to eat courgettes? Is the courgette flower edible?

The courgette flower has a soft and delicate texture as well as an exquisite flavour. Courgette flowers are slightly sweet, they can be stuffed, breaded and fried, but they can also be enjoyed raw or cooked in courgette bread or pizza.

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Zucchini fruit or vegetable: which family does it belong to?

Courgettes are not a vegetable at all, although they belong to the Cucurbitaceae family, they are a fruit. So why do so many people think differently? To classify foods as fruits or vegetables, we usually do so based on taste. And although some types of squash have a certain sweet flavor, they also have an earthy flavor that allows them to be eaten in the same way as vegetables. That said, zucchini can also be used as a baking ingredient, zucchini casseroles, zucchini pie, etc.

How to make zucchini pancakes with just 1 egg, 3 zucchini and flour?

Zucchini has many health benefits. It can be used in many recipes, both savory and sweet.

It is its high fiber content, as well as its content of vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, especially carotenoids, that makes courgettes a healthy vegetable and a valuable food for the body. Low in calories, courgettes are also a slimming resource with many benefits. Don’t hesitate to consume it regularly and don’t deprive yourself of it.

Ingredients for making courgette fritters:

• 3 courgettes
• 1 egg
• 1 cup corn
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 crushed garlic clove
• Salt and pepper
• Paprika
• A spoonful of olive oil
• Chopped basil

Ingredients for the side sauce:

• 200 g of plain yogurt
• One crushed garlic clove
• fresh dill

Preparation :

• To start, grate the courgettes, soak them in salt for  10-15 minutes
• Then squeeze them as much as possible with your hands or with a cloth to eliminate excess salt and water.
• Pour the grated courgettes into a large bowl and add the egg, basil, corn and spices.
• Using a spatula, mix well until the ingredients are evenly distributed.
• Add the flour and mix again until you get a kind of dough.
• Make donuts with your hands.

Lightly oil a non-stick pan (you can clean the pan with a paper towel to limit the amount of oil) and cook your donuts  over medium heat for  3-5 minutes< /span>  (cover the pan during each cooking).3 minutes , then turn one last time and cook for  5 to 7 minutes , then turn them over to the other side and leave to cook for  

Serve on a plate while still hot and enjoy your meal.

To prepare the side sauce, just put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well with a spoon.

Note that :

If you want to have crunchy and golden donuts, you absolutely must cook them in a pan with a drizzle of olive oil. Baking them in the oven will dry them out and your donuts will turn into pancakes.

Other recipes to make with courgettes that will surely make you happy:

Courgettes au gratin: the quick and easy recipe

Here is a recipe for 2 people:

Ingredients :

• ½ kilo of courgettes
• 200g dietary minced meat
• ½ onion
• 150 ml of tomato puree
• ½ brick of light cream
• ½ bag of grated Gruyere
• A little thyme of your choice
• Salt and pepper

Pour a drizzle of olive oil into a pan and fry the half onion and the minced meat.

Add the tomato puree, thyme, pepper and salt.

Grease a baking dish with a drizzle of oil and cut the courgettes into strips, while the minced meat cooks.

Arrange the courgette strips on the bottom of the baking dish, pour a layer of your minced meat mixture on top, then add a second layer of courgettes and so on.

Pour a little cream over everything and sprinkle with cheese.

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Cook for 1 hour at 180°C.

With these gourmet zucchini recipes you will delight your taste buds without feeling guilty.

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