Zucchini and onion stuffing balls

Photographer: John Paul Urizar

Crispy, flavour-packed zucchini and onion stuffing balls, ready in a flash with your air fryer!

Serves: 16 balls

Time to make: 22 mins

Hands-on time: 10 mins

Ingredients

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2 small (275g) zucchini/ courgettezucchiniXszucchini, summer squashX, grated and squeezed to remove liquid
½ cup wholemeal breadcrumbs
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
¹⁄³ cup dill leaves, chopped
½ red onion, finely chopped
2 large eggs, lightly whisked
¼ cup wholemeal flour
1 teaspoon dried herbs

Sumac tahini yoghurt:
1 cup low-fat plain yoghurt
1 teaspoon sumac
1 tablespoon tahini

Instructions

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1 Preheat the air fryer to 180°C.

2 In a large bowl, place the zucchini, breadcrumbs, celery, dill, onion, eggs, flour and dried herbs. Mix to combine. The mixture will look wet (see Cook’s Tip).

3 Spoon tablespoons of mixture into the air fryer and cook for 12 minutes until lightly golden brown and puffed.

4 To make the sumac tahini yoghurt, in a medium bowl place all ingredients and stir to combine. Serve stuffing balls with the yoghurt.

HFG tip

The zucchini mixture will look wet. This is okay, but if it’s too sloppy add some extra flour.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 58 cal

Kilojoules 247 kJ

Protein 3.2 g

Total fat 2.1 g

Saturated fat 0.5 g

Carbohydrates 6.3 g

Sugar 2 g

Dietary fibre 1 g

Sodium 80 mg

Calcium 54 mg

Iron 1 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.