Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Mouthful of zucchini

Here it is! Zucchini once again in all its glory!

Zucchini bites for an alternative gourmet proposition with a bit of my sister's resplendency!!!

You're gonna need:
1kg zucchini (small, medium, large.. the size doesn't really matter in this case!)
1 egg
2-3 cups of  toasted bread (crumbs)
2 fresh green onions, chopped into very small pieces
500gr feta cheese, into crumbs
salt (not much as we use feta as well)
pepper
peppermint
fennel
1 table spoon of olive oil

Mouthful of zucchini
Grate the zucchini into big thin sticks. Let them into a bowl with holes so as to get rid of the water. You don't want your balls to be watery! You can even leave it one night in the bowl in the frigde.

Now take all the ingredients and mix everything together and create small balls (like meatballs), while at the end you press each ball in between your two hands so that they can be fried evenly.

Fry your zucchini mouthfuls into a deep frying pan with plenty of olive oil, until they get the brown-golden colour.
Don't forget to turn them from the other side as well!!!!

NOTE
The texture of the mixture has to be thick and malleable so as to create steady and not watery zucchine bites. The secret is in the toasted bread. I say 2-3 cups, so you got to try and see the texture of your mixture. Add the toasted bread slowly and check on it; you feel like you need more, add some more.
If you make them really tight, roll the balls into some flour before you fry them and you'll be just fine!!!

TIP
They love the company of cheesy or yogurt-y dips. Try this one by mixing 1 cup of cream cheese with 1 chopped fresh green onion and a bit of peppermint.

Enjoy!!!

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