Description
Grab a chilled glass of vino, whip these up and pretend you’re beachside at a Greek taverna with my epic Greek Courgette & Calamari Fritters.
Ingredients
Units
- 500g caught on line calamari tubes and tentacles
- 300g courgette, grated
- 2 Tbsp onion, chopped
- 30g parmesan, grated
- 80g feta, crumbled
- 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped finely
- 3 jumbo eggs
- 2 Tbsp cake flour (batter)
- 1/2 cup cake flour (coating calamari)
- 1 lemon, zest and juice (zest for fritters, juice for tzatziki)
- canola oil for frying
- 1/2 cup Greek yoghurt
- 1 Tbsp fresh mint, chopped finely
- 1/2 Mediterranean cucumber, grated
- lemon juice to taste
- salt and pepper as needed
Instructions
Prep ahead
- Using kitchen scissors, cut the calamari tubes in half, cutting from the outer edge of the tube all the way to the tip.
- Blanch the courgettes in lightly simmering salted water for 2 minutes, drain, and squeeze out excess water using a clean dish towel.
The fritters
- Lightly whisk the eggs, then add in the squeezed courgettes, cheeses, onions, parsley, lemon zest and breadcrumbs.
- Stir until well combined, then add the two tablespoons of flour. If your batter is too thick, you can add another 1/2 an egg, until the consistency is nice and runny.
- Preheat your oil in a pot until it reaches about 180 degrees celsius.
- Dip the calamari in flour, then into the batter.
- Directly fry the fritters in the oil until golden-brown. Remove and drain on a paper towel.
The tzatziki
- Squeeze the excess water out of the cucumbers using your hands.
- Add the pressed, grated cucumbers, mint and lemon to the yoghurt, along with a squeeze of lemon.
- Stir well until combined
Serve hot, with a squeeze of lemon, a pinch of salt. and your fresh tzatziki.
Happy cooking!
- Category: Mains
- Method: Fry
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 393.04kcal
- Sugar: 4.42g
- Sodium: 679mg
- Fat: 13.5g
- Saturated Fat: 6.07g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5.64g
- Trans Fat: 0.01g
- Carbohydrates: 31.47g
- Fiber: 2.03g
- Protein: 35.23g
- Cholesterol: 440.16mg