Low carb, keto friendly, vegan Greek zucchini fritters (kolokithokeftedes),
wheat flour free, gluten free, dairy free, egg free and also diabetic friendly!
Keto / low carb
These Greek zucchini fritters (kolokithokeftedes) are ideal for Christian Orthodox religion fasting periods or simply as an appetiser.
The vegan keto version was really a challenge.
It's not easy to have the right consistency, without gluten and eggs.
Nevertheless, this experiment went quite well.
The result was as delicious as I would like it to be!
I love zucchini.. they have a neutral flavor and can be cooked in many ways.
Zucchini fritters are a favorite delicacy of my childhood.. my mom used to make the best zucchini fritters ever!
As Holy Easter Week approaches, I wanted to try a low carb - vegan version and you can see the result on the photos below.
Keto Vegan Greek Zucchini Fritters
Pieces 26
• Ingredients:
800 g / Zucchini
1 / Small bunch of dill
4 / Spring onions
1 / Small bunch of fresh mint
30 g / Flaxseed meal
60 g / Coconut flour
8 g / Powdered psyllium husk
1 Tbsp / Olive oil
1 Tbsp / Apple cider vinegar
1 tsp / Salt
1/2 tsp / Pepper
40 - 50 ml / Olive oil for frying
• Instructions:
1 Grate the zucchini with a grater (not too fine).
2 Chop (fine) the spring onions and herbs.
3 Mix the grated zucchini with salt, apple cider vinegar and olive oil.
4 Put the mixture aside for 10 minutes and then strain (but keep the juices).
5 Add the herbs, spring onions, flaxseed meal, coconut flour and psyllium husk to the grated zucchini
and mix with a spoon until the mixture
binds and can easily formed.
If needed (the mixture is too firm) add gradually some of the zucchini juice.
6 Heat half the amount of olive oil on a non-stick pan and shape the zucchini fritters.
7 Fry on a medium heat until golden brown on both sides.
8 Continue frying with the remaining oil and zucchini mixture.
• Serve and enjoy!
• Notes:
The olive oil will be absorbed by the zucchini fritters and has been calculated on the macros.
• This recipe can also be made with eggs (not a vegan version).
In this case you do not need to add the drained zucchini juice.
Just add 1 egg instead.
Macros for 1 piece:
Protein: 2 g
Carbohydrates (net): 1 g
Fat: 3.4 g
Energy: 44 Kcal
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