Zucchini Patties

1. The first and most important moment in the recipe for zucchini patties is the treatment of the zucchini themselves. Wash the zucchini well, peel them, grate them, sprinkle them with 1-2 tablespoons of salt and put them in a colander for about an hour. After an hour, drain the zucchini well from the water. Draining is very important, because if the zucchini remain too "watery" you will not be able to form the zucchini patties afterwards. If you do not have time to wait for them to drain, squeeze the grated zucchini well with your hands.
2. Beat the eggs and mix them with the finely chopped onion and dill. Add the grated and drained zucchini, the oats and the crumbled cheese. Add the garlic, the baking powder and the flour.
3. The zucchini patties can be baked in the oven or fried. Both variants are very tasty, but the oven-baked patties are much more dietary and are more suitable for lovers of healthy eating.

Zucchini patties in the oven: Form the zucchini patties with the help of a tablespoon. For one patty about one tablespoon of mixture is needed. You can use baking paper, which you place in the tray and put the patties on it. Keep in mind that the mixture is not very thick, it is not the consistency of minced meat. So the patties will not have exactly the shape of patties, but rather of small zucchini schnitzels. Bake the patties in an oven preheated to 200 degrees.

Fried zucchini patties: The zucchini patties are fried in preheated fat, and it is good for the amount to be about a finger deep. With a tablespoon scoop from the mixture and fry until the patties brown. Place the ready patties on a plate, on kitchen paper, so the excess fat is absorbed by the paper. The zucchini patties, fried or in the oven, are ready to serve. You can also prepare a sauce for them from yogurt, finely chopped dill and garlic. And so the recipe for zucchini patties is complete!