Zucchini-Chickpea Fritters - 2 Guiding Stars
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The red onion jam used to top the fritters in this recipe is a delightful condiment for many things, but on these simple fritters, it will make you believe in zucchini again. The chickpea flour used here is a wonderful ingredient to play with and is probably available near the Indian foods section in your grocery story, but if you can’t find it, you can sub in regular flour.

Ingredients

Red Onion Jam:

  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar

Fritters:

  • 1 (15 oz.) can no-salt-added chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • ½ medium yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cups zucchini, shredded
  • 1½ cups chickpea flour (besan)
  • ½ tsp. kosher salt
  • Cooking spray

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  2. In a heavy skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sprinkle with the ¼ teaspoon of salt. Cook until tender (5-7 minutes).
  3. Add the water and cook until the onion is soft and the water has cooked off (10-12 minutes). Stir in the vinegar and sugar and cook until the vinegar has cooked off (2-3 minutes)
  4. Pulse the chickpeas in a food processor until they form a thick paste. Mix well with the yellow onion and zucchini. Form 10 patties.
  5. Whisk together the garbanzo bean flour and the salt on a large plate. Gently dredge each cake in the flour.
  6. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat with non-stick cooking spray. Cook cakes 2 to 3 minutes on each side, or until golden. Transfer the cakes to a baking sheet.
  7. When all the cakes are cooked, bake 10 to 15 minutes more, until dark gold. Serve hot with the red onion jam.

 

Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories 265; Total Fat 7g (9% Daily Value); Saturated Fat 1g (5% DV); Trans Fat 0g; Cholesterol 0mg (0% DV); Sodium 380mg (17% DV); Total Carbohydrate 39g (14% DV); Dietary Fiber 8g (29% DV); Total Sugars 11g; Includes 3g Added Sugars (6% DV); Protein 12g; Vitamin D 0% DV; Calcium 4% DV; Iron 15% DV; Potassium 15% DV; Molybdenum 110% DV; Copper 60% DV; Folate 60% DV.
Recipe by Guiding Stars at https://guidingstars.com/recipes/zucchini-chickpea-fritters/
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