Zucchini cutlets are a tasty and healthy dish that can become part of a balanced diet.
Zucchini contain many vitamins and minerals such as vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and others.
They are also rich in fiber, which helps digestion and can lower blood cholesterol levels. In addition, zucchini is low in calories, which makes it a great choice for people watching their weight.
However, it is worth considering that the benefits of zucchini cutlets depend on the method of preparation. It is better to choose recipes without a lot of oil and other high-calorie ingredients.
It is also important to watch the amount of salt and spices, so as not to harm your health.
Let’s prepare zucchini cutlets
Ingredients:
- zucchini – pcs;
- salt – ½ tsp;
- carrots – pcs.;
- eggs – 2 pcs;
- cheese – 100 g;
- parsley – bundle;
- potatoes – pcs;
- garlic – clove;
- ground black pepper – a pinch;
- Italian herbs – a pinch;
- paprika – a pinch;
- oat flakes – 4 tbsp.
- flour – 2 tbsp;
- sour cream – 1 tbsp;
- mayonnaise – 1 tbsp;
- cucumber – pcs.
Preparation of zucchini cutlets:
Remove the stalks from the zucchini, rub it on a coarse grater. Put the zucchini mass on a sieve, salt, stir and leave so for 10 minutes. Grate
carrots on a fine grater, squeeze out the excess liquid from the zucchini
.
Add the carrot
mixture
to the zucchini
mixture
, beat the eggs there, add the grated cheese.
Shinkle the parsley into the mixture. Grate the peeled carrots on a coarse grater, add them to the carrot and zucchini mixture, grate a clove of garlic into the
mixture
.
Salt the mixture, pour black pepper, Italian herbs and paprika, as well as oat flakes
.
Mix all components and leave for 10 minutes.
Grease hands with oil, form small cutlets from the mass. Dip the cutlets in flour, fry in a frying pan in vegetable oil for 4 minutes on both sides.
For the sauce, mix mayonnaise and sour cream, grate cucumber on a fine grater. Add salt and black pepper to the sauce to taste.
It is recommended to serve zucchini cutlets with sauce. So the dish will better reveal its flavor.
