How To Make Courgette Fritters With Yoghurt

Courgette Fritters with Yoghurt Recipe. Tasty and healthy, these fritters are great for a starter or as a snack. Try our Courgette Fritters with Yoghurt recipe. Enlarge

How To Make Courgette Fritters With Yoghurt

Courgette Fritters with Yoghurt Recipe. Tasty and healthy, these fritters are great for a starter or as a snack. Try our Courgette Fritters with Yoghurt recipe.

Prep:
45m
Cook:
10m
Total:
55m
Serves:
4

Step 1: You will need

  • 500 g courgette, grated
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 8 spring onions, chopped
  • 120 g feta cheese, crumbled
  • 1 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 1 tbsp chopped mint
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 60 g flour
  • sea salt, to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 60 ml oil for frying
  • for the yoghurt sauce:
  • 1 clove of garlic, chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 120 g plain yoghurt
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 colander
  • paper towels
  • 1 mixing spoon
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 frying pan
  • 1 tablespoon
  • 1 serving plate
  • 1 spatula
  • 1 bowl for the sauce

Step 2: Prepare courgettes

Put the courgettes into a colander and sprinkle with the sea salt. Mix lightly and set aside for 30 minutes.

Step 3: Squeeze the courgettes

After 30 minutes, squeeze the excess liquid from the courgettes and pat dry.

Step 4: Mix ingredients

Put the courgette, spring onion, feta cheese, parsley, mint and eggs into a bowl and stir lightly to combine. Then stir in the flour, salt and pepper.

Step 5: Heat the frying pan

Heat the oil in the frying pan over a medium to high heat.

Step 6: Cook the fritters

Drop one tablespoon of batter for each fritter into the hot oil, flattening gently with the back of a spoon. Cook for 2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Drain and keep warm.

Step 7: Make the sauce

Place the garlic, olive oil, yoghurt, lemon juice, salt and pepper into a bowl and mix well.

Step 8: Finish and serve

Place the sauce on a serving plate with 4-5 fritters on the side. Garnish with a wedge of lemon or lime and serve.