These gluten-free haloumi fritters are savory and delicious pancakes made with fresh zucchini, carrots and few more ingredients. Enjoy them as a side dish or a snack.
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These delicious zucchini and haloumi fritters are a perfect snack, appetizer, or just a fun way to serve some veggies with your lunch.
You may also like our crispy potato fritters with fresh dill or zucchini and corn fritters.
Why you will love this recipe
- Gluten-free: made with gluten-free rice flour.
- Kids-friendly: great way to serve extra veggies for kids.
- Easy: quick setup and easy clean-up.
- Meal-prep: they reheat well and taste great cold as well.
Ingredients
- Haloumi Cheese: I used half of the 220g package, approximately 100g.
- Zucchini: 1 large green zucchini.
- Egg: 1 large egg.
- Carrots: I had 2 small carrots. You can use 1 large one.
- Rice Flour: I used 4 full Tablespoons. You may need more if the mix will be too wet.
- Dill: small bunch or 1 Tablespoon of finely chopped dill. Dill is optional but it adds great aroma to the fritters. Skip the dill if you do not like it's strong flavor.
- Garlic Powder: ¼ teaspoon.
- Onion Powder: ¼ teaspoon.
- Paprika: ½ teaspoon.
- Olive oil: 2 Tablespoons or more as needed for frying the fritters
Instructions
- Using a box grater, the side with larger holes, grate zucchini, carrots, and haloumi cheese. Leave the zucchini aside until it releases the juices. Using your hands squeeze as much juice as you can. This step is necessary if you want your fritters to be crispy. If the zucchini doesn't release any liquid in about 10 minutes, add there few pinches of salt, let it sit again, and squeeze the juices. Chop the dill finely.
- In a large mixing bowl, add cheese, zucchini, carrot, egg, flour, dill, and spices. Mix everything with the spoon or hand. If the mix is too runny add one more tablespoon of rice flour. H
- Heat olive oil in a large non-stick frypan until the oil is super hot. Using a big spoon, scoop the full spoonful of the mix and place it on the hot pan. Fry on each side for 2-3 minutes on medium-high heat until golden brown. Repeat with the remaining mix. Fry 4 fritters at a time. Overcrowding can changing the oil temperature quite a bit and fritters might not be as crispy. This recipe yields 10 fitters.
- Serve hot with some sour cream, Greek yogurt, and a squeeze of lemon.
Top tip
Add few pinches of salt to the shredded zucchini, it will help to release liquid faster. Squeeze as much liquid as possible for crispier fritters.
Storing and reheating
These zucchini and haloumi fritters are best when served hot. But you can refrigerate them up for 2 days in an air-tight container.
Best way to reheat the fritters in the oven for 5-7 minutes at 400 F degrees. You can microwave the fitters but they will become soggy.
I do not recommend freezing zucchini and haloumi fritters.
Serving
Enjoy them as an appetizer or a side dish with any type of protein.
I love to serve this fritters with this carrot and ginger soup.
Serve them with sour cream or Greek yogurt for dipping. Squeeze some lemon on top to enhance and balance the flavor.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, you can freeze zucchini fritters for up to 3 months. It is better to reheat them in the air fryer or oven.
If your fritters are falling apart, it means there is no or not enough binding ingredients. Make sure you add an egg and flour to the batter. And if they still fall apart, add more flour to the fitters batter.
📖 Recipe
Zucchini and haloumi fritters
Equipment
- Box grater
- Large Mixing Bowl
- large non-stick frypan
Ingredients
- 100 gram haloumi cheese
- 1 large zucchini
- 2 small carrots
- 1 large egg
- 4 Tablespoons rice flour or more, as needed
- 1 Tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil for frying
Instructions
- Using the box grater, grate zucchini, carrot and haloumi cheese. Let zucchini sit for at least 10 minutes, squeeze out all the juice.
- In a large mixing bowl, add cheese, zucchini, carrot, egg, flour, spices and chopped dill. Mix well using a spoon or hands.
- Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Scoop a big spoonfuls of the mix and place on well preheated pan (4 fritters at a time). Fry on each side for 4-5 minutes on medium-high heat until golden and crispy. Repeat with the remaining mixture. Enjoy hot with some sour cream!
Notes
- cook fritters in batches, 4 at a time or use two skillets to make the cooking process faster.
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