Zucchini Fritters with Homemade Tzatziki, Original Recipe and Photos | Vegan, Organic, Gluten-Free | Did you hear that Amazon bought Whole Foods?!
Happy Monday guys!
What’s great about these zucchini fritters? For starters they taste like a mix between a hashbrown and rosti, and they’re organic, vegan and gluten-free!
Zucchinis actually have huge health benefits
They’re rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, they’re beneficial to eye health because they’re loaded with vitamin A, they have huge anti-inflammatory properties, they’re super low in calories (only 33 calories in one medium zucchini), and they’re a great source of potassium, which is very important for hydration.
I got the recipe for the zucchini fritters from my stepdad after eating them at a few too many family dinners, and being just blown away. And I developed this recipe for homemade tzatziki to go with them.
These fritters make for a great snack or appetizer, and even work well as a meal (I’ve been eating them for dinner the past several days non-stop!) They’re also super easy to make with just a few simple steps and ingredients.
While we’re on the subject of healthy food, did anyone hear about Amazon buying Wholefoods?!
Aside from the controversy about where some of Whole Foods products are sourced, they do carry a lot of legitimately sourced, healthy, organic products. And what this could mean for the future of healthy food is huge!
According to Forbes, Amazon is not going to automate the jobs of cashiers, and are not planning any job reductions as part of the deal.
There are some health food distributers that have popped up in the last few years in North America who ship their products to your door. But in my experience, with the time it takes to put the order through online and delivery, it may not really be much that more convenient. But with Amazon’s massive network and impressive resume of years of fast and easy service, and Whole Foods' wide range of health food products, this could be huge for the future of health food and it’s accessibility.
If you have any thoughts on this leave them in the comments.
Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients
Zucchini Fritters
1 large organic zucchini
1 free-range egg (or chia egg to make it vegan. To make chia egg: mix 1 tbsp ground chia seeds, 3 tbsp water, and let sit for 10 minutes.)
1/2 cup 100% parmesan cheese (or can substitute this for 1/4 cup nutritional yeast to make it vegan)
Sea salt and organic pepper to taste
Tzatziki
1.5 cups plain organic 3.5% yogurt
1/2 large cucumber, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
Juice of 1/4 lemon
Dill to taste
Sea salt and organic pepper to taste
Directions
Preheat your oven to 350 F. Chop up your garlic and peel your zucchini. Then grate the zucchini with a cheese grater into a mixing bowl.
Then add in your egg, parmesan (or nutritional yeast) and salt and pepper to taste.
Next I poured a tbsp of avocado oil into a 9 inch frying pan (you can also use another cooking oil of your choice). Then simply spoon in some of your batter into the frying pan (about the size of a hash brown) and fry for a few minutes until light golden brown.
Then flip and cook for another 1 - 2 minutes on the other side. Do this until you have used all of your batter. Then line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place all your fritters on the pan. Place in the oven for an additional 5 minutes or until cooked through.
While that’s in the oven, you’re going to prepare your tzatziki. Take a mixing bowl and combine your yogurt, cucumber, garlic, lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper. And mix until well combined.
Then take your fritters out of the oven. Eh voila! Super easy zucchini fritters and homemade tzatziki.
This recipe yields about 6 fritters, with 70 calories per fritter. Recipe inspired and adapted from Duane MacNeill, Julie Wampler and Natasha Kravchuk.
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What made me interested in this post was the word gluten free. Can you explain why you are using gluten free recipe?
I like to provide gluten-free recipes as an option for people, as I know there is a growing interest in these foods, especially for those with celiac disease. Personally, I like eating gluten-free foods, however, I'm not strictly gluten-free or gluten-intolerant. But I tend to stick to sprouted whole grains when I do eat gluten or wheat.
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This looks delicious, I have never tryed it before, this is on my to do list now 😆 about whole foods... honestly I don't trust a big companies like this, if you find local farmers markets near you, that is probably the best solution.. I wrote an article about this, if you are interested, I can send you the link. And thanks again for your wonderfull recipes!
Thank you! Yes, agreed. I definitely prefer to get things locally, and I do support local organic farmers. But I think that for the majority of consumers, the easier it is to access healthy food, the more likely they will be to opt for healthy alternatives. And I think that makes the future of organic, Non-GMO products look really bright. I think the more people get on board with consuming healthy products, the more Monsantos and other big corporations that don't support healthy products are going to have to back down. Food for thought :) Yes, I would love to check out your article, please send me the link :)
I completely agree with you, the only reason why companies like monsanto still are so powerful is only because the majority of people still buy a lot of their products, so this can only turn around if we stop supporting them and we have easier acces to healthy food.. indeed the future is looking brighter, healthy food is getting more available and the demand is rising 😊 but we still have to look out for the scams.. here is the link to my post https://steemit.com/minnowtowhale/@mitchiesfoodrace/how-much-can-we-trust-any-big-company-with-our-food-supply-or-health-products
Thank you for sharing your post with me. And I'm glad you addressed this point about Whole Foods, as I was hoping to start a discussion about it. And I agree with you. Supporting local farmers markets and growing your own food are some of the best solutions today to ensure that we get organic, non-GMO ingredients in our food. I have just started my own garden in fact, growing organic fruits and veggies, and visit local farmers markets in my area whenever possible.
And from the information in your post it makes the controversy about Whole Foods much clearer, and shows that Whole Foods isn't being honest about what ingredients are in their products, and they factually cannot ensure that they are providing fully organic, non-GMO products.
It's unfortunate because I would really like to see an organization that supplies honestly sourced, organic, non-GMO products with the kind of volume and accessibility of a big corporation. But the fact is I have never seen a big corporation be able to maintain its integrity in that regard. And so yes, the smaller local businesses seem to be the more reliable choice, a point well made in your article.
As far as accessibility and awareness about health food, I think that there still are some organic, non-GMO products that Whole Foods does supply, which will now be that much more accessible with Amazon coming into the picture. (For instance, Whole Foods carries products from Organic Meadow, a local organic dairy farm in Canada not too far from me.) And hopefully this accessibility encourages more people to opt for healthy foods. And to stop supporting big corporations like Monsantos, as you said.
Thanks again for engaging with me. I've followed you and will keep my eye out for more of your health related posts. Cheers!
Thanks a lot for your support! It's very much appreciated. It is nice to find like minded people and being able to talk about this kind of subjects.. let us hope future companies will become more trust worthy.. they should use blockchain technologie for their inventory and supply so everything becomes public, no more hiding :) I am also keeping an eye on your posts ;) see you later..
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i absolutely support meat free food :-) looks delicious
Thanks @chrisx!
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Lovely, wonder and delicious.
Thanks @jsantana!
I am a Tzatziki fiend. I'm definitely going to try this recipe.
Awesome! Let me know how you like it! :)
That's a quick and super delicious snack anyone can try at home! Thanks for the share @natashahall
Thank you @progressivechef!
Beautiful recipe, cauliflower also works amazing for making fritters like this. Love the idea of making the fresh Tzatziki sauce to dip them in.
Thanks @healthyrecipe! Cauliflower sounds great :)
Looks very nice- I might try it- or ask my gf to try it haha
Nice! Thank you @thinkit!
I really like your pictures. Following you now.
Thanks @thailand-funfun!
Happy Monday! Those fritters look really tasty and tempting to taste.
Thanks @globalfoodbook! Appreciate that :)