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How to make zucchini and farmers cheese fritters

A healthy treat using zucchini and farmers cheese.

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INGREDIENTS

Farmers cheese is like ricotta cheese and tastes like a mix of cream cheese and cottage cheese. If you don't have farmers cheese you can use feta or ricotta.

Gather ingredients

Gather ingredients

Grate the zucchini and squeeze out as much water as you can

Grate the zucchini and squeeze out as much water as you can

Place strained zucchini in a medium bowl

Place strained zucchini in a medium bowl

Measure out cheese and mix egg

Measure out cheese and mix egg

Add cheese

Add cheese

Mix together

Mix together

Add half of the mixed egg and stir

Add half of the mixed egg and stir

Add 1/2 tablespoon olive oil to a pan

Add 1/2 tablespoon olive oil to a pan

Scoop the mix into tablespoon size rounds and place in pan. Press down to flatten out

Scoop the mix into tablespoon size rounds and place in pan. Press down to flatten out

After a few minutes flip over

After a few minutes flip over

When the other side is done place on a paper towel to remove excess olive oil. Serve hot or cold and top with salt and pepper

  • 1.0 Zucchini
  • 1/3c Farmers Cheese
  • 1/2 Egg scrambled
  • 1/2Tbsp Olive oil