Courgette Fritters

I’m a huge fan of courgetti at the moment – replacing spaghetti with thinly sliced and fried courgettes. It actually tastes nice! And is low carb and low calorie, and as a result we tend to have courgettes in the house a lot. I saw a picture of courgette fritters on Pinterest (of course) and was like, hmm they look nice let’s give them a go. I got home, looked up the ingredients and gave it a bash and oh my god I am in love! The first time I did it, I didn’t measure any ingredients because I find cooking more fun to go based on what looks right, but I went and measured them out especially so you could all try it out. Seriously, try them. Amazing!

Ingredients (for two people):
One courgette
50g reduced fat cheese
One egg
5 tablespoons of plain flour
Pinch of baking powder
1 tablespoon oil

Grate the courgette (I used my trusty Tefal), sprinkle salt all over and leave in a colander or sieve for 10 minutes, then squeeze all the water out. I used kitchen roll but you could use non fluffy tea towels I’m sure.

Pop it in a bowl with the grated cheese, then mix in the egg until it’s all covered and gooey.

Add the flour a little bit at the time and stir, until you’ve got a sticky but not wet ball.

Heat up oil in a pan – get it really hot. I used garlic olive oil which I’d recommend, but whatever you have should be fine. When the oil is hot, spoon the mixture into little balls and place in the oil, before flattening into patty shapes with a spatula.

Leave for a good three minutes, before checking the underneath. If it’s gold, you can flip it as it shouldn’t break. Cook on the other side until gold, and then serve!

These are honestly just amazing, like seriously amazing. Cheesy goodness. I can’t even comprehend how amazing they are in comparison to how you think they’ll be! They go well with chicken, but I think they would make a perfect burger alternative for any veggies out there. It works out around 270 calories for one serving, and they’re so filling.