Carrot Zucchini Veggie Fritters – Healthy Easy Quick Breakfast And Dinner Idea

These vibrant, filling, and healthy Veggie Fritters are such a delicious, straightforward, and quick dinner or breakfast idea and a smart way to use up nutritious veggies! If you are looking for a healthy, filling, less than 30-minute dinner recipe, without any uncomplicated steps, and 10+ ingredients, I’m pretty sure you’ll add these Veggie Fritters to your list of favorites because I also did!

Tese Veggie Fritters are such a tasty and simple way to get your recommended daily intake of veggies since they are a great source of antioxidants, minerals, and fiber. They’re great as a snack, side dish, or appetizer!

For many people, eating veggies may be difficult, especially when it comes to making it interesting and appealing. On the other hand, there are many creative methods to enjoy eating your vegetables and actually making them appealing to include them in your daily meals! So, these Veggie Fritters are sure to make on your list of favorite healthy meals!

Why You’ll Love These Zucchini Fritters?

• Super easy to make. These Veggie Fritters only require a few easy, basic steps for preparing, nothing complicated that would potentially wear you out more after an already exhausting day! Your job is to grate zucchini and carrots, squeeze the excess water out of it, add scallion, garlic, flour, eggs, and salt to the mixture, and bring it to the pan for cooking!

• Super healthy. These Veggie Fritters are an amazing way to add some nutrient-rich veggies to your meals! Zucchini is rich in the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin, as well as vitamin K and magnesium, all of which can help strengthen bones (1), while carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A in the form of beta carotene. They are also a good source of several B vitamins, as well as vitamin K and potassium. (2) Make sure you use fresh, washed veggies ideally from your own garden or from a trusted farmer’s market!

• Ready in approximately 15-20 minutes!

• Only simple 6 ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. This is why these veggie fritters are one of my favorite quick and healthy breakfast or dinner ideas! For this recipe, you’ll only need 4 simple ingredients, which you probably already have! How cool is that? you’ll only need one medium zucchini, 2 carrots, onion, scallion, 2 eggs, flour, yogurt, and sea salt, Yessss! We ADORE insanely easy recipes!

• Versatile. You are welcome to add your preferred vegetables or whatever veggies you have in your refrigerator that need to be consumed.

• Breakfast, lunch, dinner? Yeah, everything works perfectly fine! These Veggie Fritters can be made whenever, and for whatever reason! In my opinion, they fit in every part of the day! The one thing is sure – you won’t be left out hungry afterward! Don’t ask me how many times I didn’t even eat all of them – it fills you up pretty quickly! But, the good thing is that you always can leave the rest for later!

Ingredients You Need

Zucchini – Pick up some fresh zucchini from your garen or from the farmer’s market and don’t forget to squezze out he excessive liquid out of it!

Carrots – You’ll need 2 medium carrots.

Onions/Scallions – Here is the best part! You can use red onion, yellow, white onion, scallion, garlic, or mix of all of them for the nutrition boost! Whatever your heart desires! Each of them will provide a special spark and make it unique.

Eggs – You’ll need 2 medium-sized eggs to bind all the ingredients together and provide structure.

Whole Wheat Flour – In case you don’t have the whole wheat flour at hand, you can use some other gluten-free alternatives, it really doesn’t matter since we’ll only need a small amount of flour.

Yogurt/Water – Since there is an abundance of veggies, the mixture may be too dry when mixed with eggs and flour, that’s why we’re using plain yogurt to ad moisture and additional flavor! However, if you don’t have yogurt on hand, you can simply use water instead.

Spices – Feel free to add whatever amount of your favorite blend; I just used one for convenience. Every time you cook them, you’ll feel as though you’re eating something different because of the flavoring changes!

Salt – Make sure you’re using higher-quality salt, like Himalayan salt, or sea salt.

Optional Ingredients

Feta cheese – Crumble some feta cheese over the top to add a burst of saltiness that complements the mixed veggies and lends them a taste of the Mediterranean. To maintain its vegan and dairy-free status, you can use feta cheese made from plants.

Cheddar/Gouda cheese – Grating some Cheddar or Gouda cheese will definitely boost the flavor and give the fritters that cheesy taste. Make sure not to exxegarate and ad too much since we still need that veggie’s flavor.

Alternatives, Tips & Tricks For The Best Veggie Fritters

• Use organic lard for cooking instead of olive oil – Not only that it tastes better, but according to many resources it is possibly even healthier to cook with lard than any oil, especially refined ones. Even though I don’t usually eat fried food, I grew up eating fried food only on lard that’s what my grandparents primarily used, and the taste is even better than when made with oil, if you ask me! However, if you are used to cooking with oil, make sure you choose one that is less refined and has a high smoke point.

• Add some grated cheese – You can add some Cheddar or Gouda cheese or even Feta cheese to add some additional flavor and cheese taste to your veggies! Believe me, it’s definitely worth it!

• Add different veggies – These veggie fritters can also be made with a combination of any veggies or just add some other veggies to the existing ones to spark up the taste! I’ve prepared them here with potatoes, zucchini, spinach, carrots, and bell peppers, but you may substitute your own vegetables or whatever you happen to have on hand. Let me know how it tastes!

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