Zucchini Corn Fritters

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A sheet pan is all you need to make these easy baked zucchini corn fritters. Served with a tomato salad, they are a great vegetarian appetizer or main dish.

Prep Time30

Cook Time20

Total Time50

Course: Main Dishes

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Paige Adams

Ingredients

For fritters

1 pound zucchini, about 2 medium zucchini, trimmed and shredded
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 ears corn, kernels sliced off cobs
1 ounce grated Parmesan cheese (about 1/4 cup)
3 tablespoons all-purpose or almond flour
2 scallions, thinly sliced
2 eggs lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

For tomato salad

1 garlic clove, minced
3 teaspoons white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 pint cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes
1 scallion, thinly sliced

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
Place the zucchini in a colander and toss with 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Let stand for 15 minutes. Squeeze out the excess water from the zucchini using paper towels.
In a large bowl combine the zucchini, corn, Parmesan, flour, scallions, egg and pepper.
Scoop the fritters by the 1/4-cup-full onto the prepared pan. Lightly press down into a 3-inch-diameter disc, spacing 2 inches apart on the sheet pan. You should end up with 10-12 fritters.
Bake until lightly golden brown, about 8-10 minutes per side.
While the fritters are baking, make the tomato salad. In a small bowl, whisk together the garlic, vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper. Stir in the tomatoes and scallions.
Serve the fritters with the tomato salad.

Notes

To make the fritters gluten-free, use almonds flour instead of all-purpose flour.

Let the fritters cool before storing them in an airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days. You can reheat them in the microwave or in a 350-degree F oven. To keep the fritters longer, up to 1 month, freeze them. Reheat frozen fritters on a sheet pan in a 350-degree F oven for 10 minutes.

You can enjoy leftover fritters cold, broken into pieces and tossed in a salad.

Keep leftover tomato salad in a separate container in the fridge up to 3 days. Let it sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before you plan to eat it. Do not freeze the salad.

Optional dipping sauce: Stir 1/3 cup tahini or Greek yogurt with 1 minced garlic clove, juice of half a lemon, pinch of salt and 3-4 tablespoons water.

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