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Courgette and feta fritters

These low calorie courgette and feta fritters are so light and delicious, easy to make in advance to pack for picnics or a lunchbox, or serve them hot from the frying pan, ideal for a lunch or light meal.
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Serves: 4
Time to make: 40 mins

Total cost: $ 9.32 / $ 2.33 per serve

(at time of publication)


Courgette and feta fritters

  • Ingredients

  • Nutrition Info.(per serve)

  • 4 medium courgettes, grated
  • 3/4 cup (90g) feta cheese, grated
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh marjoram or mint
  • 3/4 cup fresh breadcrumbs
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • cooking oil spray
  • 4 tomatoes, coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint, torn
  • 2/3 cup plain yoghurt, to serve

  • Nutrition Info

    • Kilojoules 1090kJ

    • Calories 261cal

    • Protein 15g

    • Total fat 13g

    • Saturated fat 6g

    • Carbohydrates 20g

    • Sugars 9g

    • Dietary fibre 4g

    • Sodium 470mg

    • Calcium 270mg

    • Iron 2.5mg

    Instructions

    1 Squeeze out excess moisture from courgettes. Combine with feta, selected herb, breadcrumbs, eggs and half the onion.

    2 Spray a non-stick frying pan with oil. Over a medium-high heat, cook heaped tablespoons of batter for 2-3 minutes each side, or until golden. Repeat to make a total of 16 fritters.

    3 Combine tomatoes, mint and remaining onion in a bowl. Serve salad with fritters and yoghurt.


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    Variations

    Time saver: For tasty vege burgers, shape mixture into 4 patties and serve on wholegrain bread rolls.

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    Author: Liz Macri -
    Photographer: Ian Wallace
    First published: Mar 2010
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