Chez Panisse Zucchini Fritters

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb small green zucchini
• salt and pepper
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 bunch chives
• 4 lemons, zest of
• 1 tablespoon potato starch
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 grate the zucchini and salt them. let stand for 30 minutes in a colander. squeeze the zucchini dry with your hands or wring it out in a towel.
• 2 peel and chop the garlic fine, chop fine about 1 tablespoonful of the chives, and grate the zest from the lemons.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine the zucchini with the garlic, chives, lemon zest, the potato starch, and the egg, lightly beaten. heat the olive oil in a nonstick sauté pan over medium heat. for each fritter, pour a generous tablespoonful of the zucchini batter into the pan. they will look like little pancakes. turn them over after about 3 minutes, or when golden. cook 2. minutes more on the other side. drain on paper towels.