Zucchini Fritters

Every August I have more zucchinis growing in our small backyard garden than my wee family is able to eat, and it seems no matter how many we give away we still have so many to use. I tend to use the small tender ones in pasta dishes or grilled and some I leave to get large on the vine, these are the babies I use for my fritters.
Zucchini Fritters take awhile to cook up so I would suggest making them on a weekend when you have more time, the leftovers are a great add for meals throughout the week. Usually on the night I make them I serve them as a main dish with a couple salads or sliced procuitto, salami etc.
Served with garden fresh stewed tomatoes (recipe below) they are beautiful!

Zucchini Fritters

1 Large Zucchini
2 cloves garlic
fresh oregano to taste
salt and pepper to taste
1 egg
1/2 cup bread crumbs
11/2 cups flour  (you want to be able to form a patty or ball with the mixture and may need to adjust based on the size of your zuchini)
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
olive oil for frying

The zucchini should be "julienne", I use the food processor for this, it is much quicker. Set aside chopped zucchs in a colander for about a 1/2 hour, then using paper towel press out as much remaining liquid as you can, do not worry if some of the liquid is retained. Transfer to a large bowl and add chopped garlic, chopped oregano, egg, flour, breadcrumbs, parmesan and salt and pepper. Mix it up thouroughly, using your hands is best for mixing, it will also give you a better idea of the consistency of the mixture. Make sure you are able to ball the mixture in your hand. Heat olive oil in pan and once hot add a handful of mixture to it, fry each side about 4-5 minutes each. Serve with some delicious fresh stewed tomatoes and enjoy!

Fresh Stewed Tomatoes

Chop up your favourite tomatoes or whatever is currently ripe on the vine, fresh herbs, garlic and saute in some olive oil until the tomatoes break down, if the tomatoes aren't releasing enough liquid you may need to add a little water. I don't peel my tomatoes for this I just plop them in to the pan, add salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot over Zucchini Fritters.

Enjoy!