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Gluten-Free Zucchini Fritters

Shirley Braden

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One of the many joys of friendship is sharing good food and good recipes, like today’s gluten-free Zucchini Fritters. None of the sharing of good food and good recipes has to stop when one goes gluten free—although, admittedly, at first, we think it does.

I share my gluten-free food with both gluten-free and non-gluten-free friends all the time and share my recipes here on gfe and directly with friends.  My dear friend Jennifer Smith is also a “sharer” of both.

She shared her Zucchini Potato Pancakes on Facebook a while back. I made them as soon as I could and asked Jennifer if I could share the recipe with you all. She graciously said, “Yes!” I’ve always called such creations “fritters,” so I’ve re-christened these gluten-free Zucchini Fritters. Plus, I made a few changes to her recipe.

These Light and Lovely Gluten-Free Zucchini Fritters are a fabulous way to use zucchini! Call them Zucchini Potato Pancakes if Pancakes will be more of an enticement to your family. Or even potato pancakes. [from GlutenFreeEasily.com] (photo)

The term fritters has much more appeal to me, but if the crew at your house really likes pancakes and you want to get some more veggies in them, sticking with the name Zucchini Potato Pancakes just might be the ticket! Or maybe just Potato Pancakes, if you have folks who “fear” zucchini in your family. (You might also peel your zucchini before shredding if that is the case–to avoid those tell tale green flecks in your fritters.)

Jennifer made this recipe using gluten-free flour mix, which works fine and is certainly one way you can make these fritters—especially if that is the flour you have on hand. However I decided to use coconut flour to make mine grain free Zucchini Fritters.

Jennifer used a specific Himalayan sea salt because she’s a self-confessed salt snob. Hehe. (That kind of snob I can deal with!)

However I went with my basic “go to” brand of sea salt. (It offers so many health benefits!) I also added some Old Bay Lemon & Herb Seasoning for a bit of zest and brightness.

We really liked the resulting fritters when made with this flavor of Old Bay seasoning, but I am sure that any similar seasoning will work in this recipe. Or you can just leave out the seasoning and go a bit heavier on the sea salt. Jennifer sprinkles her special sea salt on her fritters right after she fries them.

These gluten-free Zucchini Fritters make a great side dish, but I also like them by themselves for a vegetarian entrée.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do. Be sure to check out Jennifer’s Best Ever Salmon Cakes recipe, too. It’s another favorite of mine.

Gluten-Free Zucchini Fritters Recipe

Light and Lovely Zucchini Fritters are a fabulous way to use zucchini! Call them Zucchini Potato Pancakes if Pancakes will be more of an enticement to your family. Or even potato pancakes. [from GlutenFreeEasily.com] (photo)
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Gluten-Free Zucchini Fritters

Author Shirley Braden

These gluten-free Zucchini Fritters are so light and lovely that even your kids will go back for seconds! Great as a side dish or a vegetarian main dish.

Ingredients

  • 2 zucchini, average size, grated
  • 1 potato, peeled and grated
  • half of a yellow onion, grated
  • 2 eggs, well beaten
  • 1/3 cup coconut flour, sifted (or gluten-free flour mix)
  • ¼ tsp sea salt
  • ½ tsp Old Bay Lemon & Herb Seasoning (or similar seasoning mix; optional, but preferred)
  • Oil of choice for cooking (I use olive oil or coconut oil)

Instructions

  1. Add oil to deep skillet and heat over medium to medium-high heat.
  2. While oil is heating, make your fritter mixture using the following directions.
  3. Press excess liquid from grated potatoes and zucchini. (Pressing a paper towel against the mixture works well.)
  4. Mix together potatoes, zucchini, and onions.
  5. Add beaten eggs, flour, and sea salt. Stir well.
  6. Let mixture sit a minute or two so that the flour helps absorb any additional liquid and thickens the fritter mixture.
  7. Using a small- to medium-sized scoop, scoop fritters and carefully drop them into the hot oil.
  8. Fry fritters a few minutes on each side until golden brown.
  9. Watch carefully. 
  10. You can also sprinkle additional sea salt or Old Bay Lemon & Herb Seasoning directly on your fritters hot out of the skillet if you find you want more of those flavors.

Notes

I always make my fritters right beside the stove as the oil in the skillet is heating, so that I don’t walk away and forget about the skillet with hot oil.

Courses Side Dish, Vegetarian Main Dish

Originally published September 23, 2016; updated July 31, 2017.

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Filed Under: Vegetables and Side DishesTagged With: grain free, zucchini12 Comments

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  1. Katie says

    September 23, 2016 at 8:03 am

    Perfect timing! I saw that I have a couple of Zucchini in the fridge this morning and was wondering what to do with them. How do you think dill would be as the seasoning for these? Thanks Shirley!

    Reply
    • Shirley Braden says

      September 24, 2016 at 9:14 pm

      Hi Katie–Sorry my response is late. We’ve had out-of-state guests all week. I’m not the best person to ask about dill because I’m not really a fan, but my friend Kim of Cook IT Allergy Free includes dill in her Zucchini Fritters recipe. Btw, you can sub dried dill for fresh dill. One teaspoon of dried dill equals the same amount of flavor in a tablespoon of chopped fresh dill. Hope you enjoy them, Katie, however you make your version!

      Shirley

      Reply
  2. Ina Gawne says

    September 24, 2016 at 10:52 am

    These fritters look so yummy Shirley and with all the zucchini we still have it is a perfect dish to make!

    Reply
    • Shirley Braden says

      September 24, 2016 at 9:16 pm

      Hi Ina–Thanks, dear! I really think you’ll like them. They’re an Ina-worthy side dish. 😉

      Shirley

      Reply
  3. Bethany says

    September 24, 2016 at 4:17 pm

    These look great!

    Reply
    • Shirley Braden says

      September 24, 2016 at 9:16 pm

      Hi Bethany–Thanks! Have a good weekend. 🙂

      Shirley

      Reply
  4. Nancy says

    September 25, 2016 at 12:45 pm

    Shirley, Love the sound of these. We happen to be traveling in California now, and even though I packed some of my special flours, I failed to bring any coconut flour. We’ll be home soon and plan on giving these a try. They look yummy!

    Reply
    • Shirley Braden says

      September 28, 2016 at 11:53 am

      Thanks, Nancy! I think you’ll really enjoy them when you get to make them. I could see me forgetting to take coconut flour myself, although I’m always amazed how little coconut flour I use in any given recipe and how effective that little amount is so it’s probably worth packing in the future. 😉 Safe travels, my friend!

      Shirley

      Reply
  5. Angela Sommers says

    September 28, 2016 at 8:15 pm

    These are awesome!!! I made them the other day, and we all loved them. Hard to describe how good this is! Comfort food at its best, and it was so easy to make. And a great way to use up all those zucchini from the garden – there is only so much zucchini bread a girl can eat…. 😉
    Thanks for sharing this recipe!

    Reply
    • Shirley Braden says

      September 30, 2016 at 12:35 am

      Woohoo! That’s great to hear, Angela. 🙂 That’s how I feel about these fritters. Great comfort food, but still nice and healthy! I want to grab zucchini every time I see them, so I love having more recipe options, too.

      Thanks for taking the time to comment, dear!
      Shirley

      Reply
  6. swathi says

    October 3, 2016 at 12:40 pm

    Looks delicious thanks for sharing with Hearth and soul blog hop, pinning.

    Reply
    • Shirley Braden says

      October 7, 2016 at 4:04 pm

      Thanks, Swathi! I hope you’ll give them a try! 🙂

      Shirley

      Reply

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