CRISPY VEGETABLE FRITTERS WITH AVOCADO YOGURT SAUCE
Servings
6fritters
Servings
6fritters
Ingredients
Vegetable Fritters
  • 4cups Water
  • 1cup broccolistems, matchstick-cut (or pre-cut broccoli slaw)
  • 1cup carrotsmatchstick-cut
  • 1cup zucchinimatchstick-cut
  • 1/2cup all-purpose flouror white whole wheat flour
  • 1/3cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2teaspoon salt
  • 1/8teaspoon black pepperground
  • 1teaspoon cuminground
  • 1/4teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/8teaspoon chili powderground
  • 3tablespoons green onionsthinly sliced
  • 1 large eggwhisked
  • 2tablespoons vegetable oilCrisco
Avocado Yogurt Sauce
  • 1/2cup Greek yogurtplain
  • 1/2 medium-sized avocadoripen
  • 1teaspoon dillchopped fresh
  • 1teaspoon chiveschopped fresh
Instructions
  1. Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan.
  2. Cook broccoli, carrots and zucchini for 4 minutes; drain.
  3. Pat broccoli mixture dry with paper towels; roughly chop so that fritter can hold together when formed. Place broccoli mixture and flour in a large bowl; stir to coat.
  4. Stir in cheese, salt, pepper, cumin, garlic salt, chili powder, and onions into the broccoli mixture. Stir in the whisked egg until the broccoli mixture is evenly combined.
  5. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat.
  6. Form 1/2 cup of the broccoli mixture by hand into a ball.
  7. Add ball into a pan and flatten slightly with a spatula; cook 3 to 4 fritters at a time. Cook each fritter 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
  8. Transfer to a plate with a paper towel to soak up the excess oil. Repeat procedure for the rest of the fritters.
Avocado Yogurt Sauce
  1. In a blender, combine yogurt, avocado, dill and chives in a small bowl. Serve yogurt mixture with fritters.