Zucchini and Mascarpone Fritters - Through The Fibro Fog (2024)

⭐ Why these fritters are so good

• Best texture: crispy on the outside, gooey in the middle - what's not to love?!
• Uses fresh cheese: mascarpone cheese is used in place of mature cheddar or parmesan, so helpful for those who aren't able to tolerate aged cheese.
• Easy to make: a simple recipe that mostly involves combining the ingredients and then pan frying the fritters.

🥘 Ingredients

• Zucchini / courgette: the main ingredient and a real summer vegetable to make use of in the hotter months. I usually grow my own and they produce huge amounts! Grate and then remove the liquid for the perfect fritter.
• Mascarpone cheese: used in place of mature cheese such as Cheddar or Parmesan. With a softer and more subtle taste, it lets the flavour of the herbs shine through.
• Egg yolks: to help bind the fritter together.
• Spelt flour: used in place of regular flour, I like the slightly nutty taste it gives to the fritters. I use the Dove's Farm organic whole grain spelt flour.
• Garlic: for lots of flavour. You can leave this out of course, but it gives a lot of taste. Make sure to mince or finely dice.
• Mint: a real summer herb, and my plant in the garden is growing so quickly I can barely keep up. Store-bought is of course great too.
• Chives: a subtle flavour, but always lovely.

📖 Variations on the herbs

The herbs in the fritters can easily be swapped out for those you prefer.

Chives score 1 on the SIGHI list, so if my low histamine readers need to stick to ingredients that score 0 then consider thyme, basil or parsley instead.

🔪 Step by step instructions

Making these zucchini cheese fritters is very simple, and you could rope in the kids to help make the batter - it's that easy! Adult supervision definitely required for the frying aspect though . . .

STEP 1

Grate the zucchini and place in the centre of a clean tea towel. Draw the sides of the tea towel up and then twist, squeeze and generally pummel as much as you can to lose as much of the liquid as possible. Be sure to do this over the sink! Really wring out as much liquid as possible or the fritters will be too wet and won't stick together.

STEP 2

Add the zucchini and all other ingredients to the bowl (other than the oil for frying). Stir very thoroughly so that the egg, mascarpone and flour is evenly distributed as this will help the fritter hold together.

STEP 3

Drizzle oil into a pan. Then take a couple of tablespoon of the fritter 'batter' and form a ball with your hands. Place on the pan and then press down with a spatula so that it forms a fritter shape. Don't worry about a uniform shape, fritters are meant to be slightly rustic looking!

STEP 4

Fry for 4-5 minutes or until the fritter is light golden brown. The time will depend on how thick the fritter is. Carefully flip and fry the other side until cooked through.

💭 Recipe tips and notes

• Don't skip the step of wringing the liquid out of the zucchini. If it is too wet the fritters won't hold together.
• Make sure your fritters aren't too thick, as that will make it more difficult for the middle to cook through.
• You may need to add more oil to the pan as you fry the fritters if you are doing so individually.
• If you are gluten free then please note that spelt flour does contain gluten. I haven't used another flour, but I would think gluten free flour should work fine.

🍽 How to serve zucchini fritters

These zucchini and mascarpone fritters can be served as part of a salad dish, placed on top of salad leaves and perhaps with cucumber, radishes and other vegetables such as grated carrot. Or perhaps pair with some of my salads:

Cucumber apple salad

Wild rice salad

Waldorf salad

Pear and fennel salad

Fritters can also be part of a hot meal, such as with boiled new potatoes, my cauliflower herb rice and vegetables for a vegetarian dinner.

Actually, come to think of it, why not have them for breakfast on a lazy weekend morning? Seems they are good for any meals doesn't it!

📖 Eggs and a low histamine diet

Eggs are somewhat debated on a low histamine diet, with some lists saying they are fine if cooked, others saying not to eat at all.

On the SIGHI list egg yolk scores 0, but egg whites score higher and as a liberator. On a poll I did on my Low Histamine Kitchen Instagram, 64% of people said they ate eggs, with quite a few messaging me to say they could eat egg yolk but not whites.

This recipe uses egg yolk only in line with the SIGHI list. Of course, you should follow the advice of your own doctor or dietician on whether to consume eggs or not.

🍲 More delicious dinner recipes

Looking for more recipe ideas? Lots of tasty dinner recipes to try out here on the blog, including my green spaghetti pasta and my stuffed gem squash. Some recent recipes to enjoy:

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Zucchini and Mascarpone Fritters

Claire

These zucchini and mascarpone fritters combine tasty vegetables with egg yolk, mascarpone cheese and lots of herbs for a fun lunch or light dinner option. A vegetarian and low histamine recipe.

Nutrition

Calories: 138kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 4gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 84mgSodium: 14mgPotassium: 228mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 456IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg