Zucchini pancakes - 6 recipes

Zucchini, in all its variety of types and varieties, is one of the most favorite vegetable crops on our table at any time of the year. At the end of spring, tender young fruits appear on store shelves, helping to cope with winter vitamin deficiency.

Summer is the time for active and abundant fruiting, so you can always buy them at a bargain price. High shelf life, when properly stored, allows you to diversify your menu with this product during the cold season.

Neutral taste, low calorie content and high hypoallergenicity will not let you pass by. One of the simplest and fastest zucchini dishes is potato pancakes, so we’ll prepare them now.

Recipe for potato and zucchini pancakes

Ingredients:

0.5 kg of fresh young potatoes;
1 medium zucchini;
1 chicken egg;
8 tablespoons of premium flour;
2 bunches of fresh green dill;
100 milliliters of vegetable oil;
1 clove of garlic;
a glass of classic low-fat yogurt.

The total time to prepare the dish is 30-40 minutes. Calorie content: per one hundred gram serving there are 138 kcal.

Recipe step by step:

Peel, wash and grate the potatoes (fine, medium, large - whatever consistency you prefer);
The zucchini fruit, if it is young - the seeds are small and soft, and the skin is tender, can be grated without peeling;
Add an egg, a finely chopped bunch of dill to the vegetables, and sift the flour. Stir with a spoon until smooth and fry vegetable pancakes in vegetable oil in a frying pan for 5 minutes on each side;
Before serving, prepare a yogurt sauce with the addition of chopped dill (2nd bunch) and grated garlic clove.

Recipe step by step

Ingredients:

1 large zucchini;
1/2 cup flour;
2 chicken eggs;
1 onion;
Khmeli-suneli seasoning;
salt, sugar and pepper to taste;
200 grams of sour cream;
100 milliliters of deodorized sunflower oil.

It will take about 1 hour to prepare and fry. Calorie content: per one hundred gram serving – 141 kcal.

Description of making potato pancakes from zucchini:

Cut the zucchini into several pieces to make it easier to remove the woody skin. Cut off the peel and use a spoon to remove the seeds from the inside of the vegetable;
Grate the zucchini on a coarse grater, place in a bowl and wait until it releases juice, squeeze;
Chop the peeled onion in any way available to you (with a knife on a board, using a meat grinder, chopper or blender);
Combine the vegetables in a bowl, break the eggs into it, add a pinch of Khmeli-Suneli and flour;
If the dough seems too watery and runny, add more flour to your liking;
Pour sunflower oil into the pan;
Using a tablespoon, carefully, in small portions, place the spreading dough on the bottom of the frying pan;
After 5-7 minutes, turn the zucchini mixture over to the other side using a spatula;
After 10 minutes, remove the pancakes to a plate lined with a paper towel. All excess fat will be absorbed into the paper;
Potato pancakes laid out on green lettuce leaves look impressive. Don't forget to serve a bowl of sour cream with the rosy zucchini pancakes.

Zucchini pancakes with meat and cheese in the oven

You will need:

0.6 kg of peeled zucchini;
0.2 kg minced chicken breasts;
a pair of green onions;
1-2 eggs;
1/3 cup oatmeal (extra);
3 tablespoons of wheat flour;
1 teaspoon semolina;
0.25 kg cheese shavings;
8-10 sprigs of parsley.

Cooking time will be 50 minutes. Calorie content: per 100 grams - 147 kcal.

Recipe step by step:

Break an egg into the cleaned and pureed melon mixture, mix in a bowl with oatmeal (grind in a coffee grinder if desired), flour and 2/3 of the total amount of cheese. The dough should not be too liquid. If the vegetable mass releases a lot of liquid at the first stage, squeeze it out and drain;
Prepare the filling of your dish separately in a plate. Season the minced chicken with finely chopped onion feathers and parsley, add a spoonful of semolina and salt;
Line a baking tray with foil and grease with vegetable oil. Preheat the oven to 190-200 degrees;
Place a tablespoon of base dough on the foil, pressing it down lightly to form a small flat cake. Place a teaspoon of minced meat filling on top and cover with a second spoon of base dough. Trim the edges of the cutlet. Place the tray fully stocked with cutlets in the oven for half an hour. 5 minutes before cooking, sprinkle with the remaining cheese shavings.

Lenten potato pancakes with zucchini without eggs

Required Products:

2 medium zucchini;
a bunch of dill;
2-3 cloves of garlic;
paprika to taste;
sea salt;
a pinch of baking soda;
1/2 cup vegetable oil;
a glass of premium flour.

The total cooking time will be about half an hour. Calorie content: per 100 grams - 129 kcal.

Step by step recipe:

Grate the prepared zucchini fruits on a grater (one on a coarse grater and the other on a fine grater). Drain off the juice;
Finely chop the dill and garlic cloves (it is better to pass through the garlic cloves) and add to the total mass along with paprika, sea salt and soda. Stir with a tablespoon, adding sifted flour;
Heat the vegetable oil well in a frying pan. Place the pancakes in small portions and fry for a couple of minutes on each side, carefully turning over with a spatula, over high heat;
The pancakes will turn out rosy and fluffy; place them on a paper towel to absorb excess fat. Serve hot.

Zucchini pancakes with minced meat

For the experiment, we will prepare pancakes with chicken meat, otherwise they are called zucchini whites. If you've never tried it, I highly recommend making it. This recipe is very helpful when you need to quickly prepare a hearty dinner.

You can make minced meat yourself or buy it from any other type of meat.

To make the potato pancakes juicier, we will add two small zucchini

one large onion
and two hundred grams of minced meat,
for thickening 6 tbsp. flour,
a couple of eggs
and 0.5 tsp. slaked soda.

Let's start cooking with the filling. Add ground black pepper and onion, chopped in a blender, and salt to the minced meat. Mix everything thoroughly.

Now let's do the dough. Grate the peeled fruits on a coarse grater and add salt. Add two eggs and soda slaked with vinegar.

Stir, then add 5-6 tbsp. spoons of flour.

The dough should not turn out liquid. If there is juice left in it, add a little more flour.

Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry immediately so that the zucchini does not have time to release its juice. Spread half a spoonful of dough in a thin layer. Quickly place the meat filling on top of each pancake, distributing it evenly. Place another thin layer of dough on top of the minced meat and spread it into the pancake shape.

When the white meat is fried on the bottom, turn it over, cover with a lid, and fry for three to four minutes over medium heat.

In order to remove excess fat, transfer the “cakes” to a paper towel. Delicious squash pancakes with meat are ready! Serve them with vegetables and your favorite sauce.

Dietary zucchini pancakes with herbs and carrots

Products:

0.6 kg of young zucchini of milky ripeness;
0.3 kg of fresh carrots;
30 grams of dill;
1/3 cup bran;
1 egg;
a bunch of green onions;
sea salt;
50 milliliters of vegetable oil.

The total cooking time will be about 35 minutes. Calorie content: per 100 grams - 62 kcal.

Cooking steps:

Wash young vegetables well, wipe dry, trim the ends and grate (coarsely or finely);
Peel, wash, grate the carrots and add to the main ingredient;
Finely chop the greens (dill, onion) and season the vegetable mixture with it;
Add sea salt, beat in the egg, stirring, add bran. The dough will be the consistency of sour cream;
Place the mixture in a frying pan in boiling oil and fry until golden brown, quickly turning the golden brown cakes over, avoiding burning;
Simmer the quickly fried vegetable pancakes for some time (5-6 minutes) over low heat, covering the pan with a lid.

Recipe for low-calorie potato pancakes

You will need:

2 milky ripe zucchini;
2 tablespoons sour cream 10-15%;
fresh herbs (onion, garlic, dill, parsley, basil, cilantro);
20 grams of potato starch;
0.5 cups bran (powder);
sea salt to taste.

You can prepare this dish within 1 hour. Calorie content: per 100 grams – 58 kcal.

Description of preparation:

Chop the washed zucchini with a vegetable cutter, place on a sieve, press down with your hand and let the juice drain;
Rinse fresh herbs in a bowl and blend in a blender to a paste;
In a deep bowl, combine zucchini and greens, add sour cream, starch, salt and mix well;
Pour the bran onto a saucer, scoop up some green minced meat with a spoon, transfer it to the saucer and form a flat cutlet in the bran breading with your hands;
Place the cutlets in a baking dish (cover with foil) and place in a preheated oven for a quarter of an hour, carefully turn over and repeat the procedure.

Cooking tricks

The main ingredient of zucchini potato pancakes is best crushed using a coarse grater or shredder (straws), then the melons will give less juice;
Always squeeze out the grated pulp first, otherwise the dough will spread and the product will not take the desired shape;
Do not place hot, ready-made pancakes on top of each other, as this may cause them to lose their fluffiness;
Depending on the recipe used, vegetable pancakes can be considered a main course or an appetizer. Use a variety of fillings: meat, mushroom, cheese, curd;
When serving, complement the dish with various sauces.

Bon appetit!

Another recipe for zucchini pancakes is in the next video.

Spicy and appetizing zucchini pancakes - light dietary pancakes.
This is an excellent analogue to potato pancakes baked from potatoes. This dish, considered an interpretation of a delicacy from Belarusian cuisine, is very juicy and aromatic. It will be an excellent option for breakfast, as it perfectly energizes and invigorates, but does not overfill the stomach. Hearty zucchini pancakes will appeal to both children and adults. They cook very quickly and are eaten later. Cooking time – 15 minutes. Number of servings – 4.

How to make potato pancakes from zucchini

The process of making potato pancakes from zucchini is not difficult. If you take the step-by-step recipe for zucchini pancakes with photos as a basis, then no difficulties will definitely arise.

First you need to prepare all the ingredients that are included in the potato pancake recipe.

It is recommended to start preparing delicate dietary pancakes by preparing the zucchini. They will need to be washed and peeled. Then the fruits must be grated on a grater with small holes.

On a note! If the zucchini is young and just picked from the garden, then you can grate it into the pancake dough directly with the peel: it is still tender and soft.

The resulting mass must be transferred to a sieve or squeezed thoroughly directly with your hands.

The onion should be peeled and also grated on a fine grater. The gruel goes to the zucchini shavings.

The mixture must be peppered and salted. Add flour and egg to the pancake mixture.

Everything is mixed well. It is optimal to beat the mixture with a whisk.

Pour a little sunflower oil into a heated frying pan and fry the pancakes on both sides.

On a note! Each flatbread should acquire an appetizing rosy hue.

Hot pancakes are served with sour cream and fresh chopped herbs. It’s also worth sprinkling them with grated cheese.

Diet pancakes without flour

We will prepare the most delicate vegetable pancakes without flour or any other thickeners.

We only need two main ingredients: eggs and zucchini.

You can prepare pancakes in two ways: baked in the oven on baking paper or fried in a frying pan. Pancakes made in a Teflon-coated pan also allow you to use less oil.

It turns out to be a healthy dietary dish that can be given to small children.

Let's take:

0.7 kg zucchini,
1 carrot,
2 eggs,
120 g smoked cheese,
salt, pepper, herbs - to taste.

Peeled and washed zucchini weighing 700-750 g. grate on a grater with large holes.

For an additional hint of flavor and beautiful color of the pancakes, grate one medium carrot.

Add a pinch of salt to the grated vegetables and mix well. Let them sit for about 20 minutes.

Next, grate the cheese. This will give the “cakes” flavor and additional tenderness to their texture. You can use the simplest even smoked cheese.

Next, break the eggs and beat them with a whisk until smooth.

Squeeze the juice out of vegetables using gauze folded in several layers or place the zucchini on a sieve.

Add eggs and grated cheese to the squeezed vegetables and mix. If you want, add garlic and chopped herbs and salt.

Pour oil into the frying pan and let it simmer, then reduce the heat to low.

We form flat cakes with our hands, beating them well, then place them in a frying pan.

After two minutes, check the pancakes; when they are fried, turn them over and fry for another couple of minutes. If you are cooking for children, you need to fry over very low heat, trying to maintain the natural color of the vegetables. At the end, close the pan with a lid and simmer the potato pancakes for one to one and a half minutes.

Place the finished pancakes on a plate lined with a paper towel to absorb excess fat. If desired, increase the number of servings by making a second batch.

Video recipes for making delicious zucchini pancakes

The principle of making zucchini pancakes is very simple. But to help novice cooks who are just getting acquainted with Belarusian cuisine, these video recipes are offered:

The Dukan diet is one of the most popular ways to lose weight today. Its main advantage is the absence of strict restrictions on the quantity and calorie content of food. But at the same time, you must very scrupulously adhere to all the rules. For example, in the first stage, “Attack,” you can only eat protein foods. In the next phase, 72 types of protein-rich foods and 28 types of vegetables are allowed. In the last two stages, there is a slow expansion of the diet and consolidation of weight.

But there are foods whose consumption is not recommended throughout the diet. These include potatoes. You can introduce it into the diet only at the third stage, and then no more than once a week. What to do if you want, for example, potato pancakes? There is only one answer - to invent a new recipe. Proponents of protein diets have already figured out how to prepare potato pancakes according to Dukan, which are suitable even for the most strict first stage.

Chicken meat is a healthy and low-calorie product, it contains relatively little fat and is easily digestible. Draniki made from it are light and tasty. To prepare them you will need:

half a kilogram of chicken meat or prepared minced meat;
1 medium onion;
3-4 cloves of garlic;
dried herbs;
egg;
salt and spices as desired.

First, prepare the minced meat by grinding the meat, onions and garlic in a meat grinder or chopping them in a blender. Then add the egg. Salt and pepper the resulting mass, add any spices and herbs if desired.
It is better to fry in a non-stick frying pan without fat. But if you don’t have one, then any frying pan will do; it should be lightly greased with olive oil.
After this, spoon out the minced meat and flatten it a little so that you get pancakes, not cutlets.
They need to be fried over low heat, but not too long so as not to dry them out. Such potato pancakes according to Dukan are suitable even for the attack phase.

Although mushrooms are a very protein-rich product, the Dukan diet allows their consumption only in the second stage of the “Cruise”. They are difficult to digest, so they can overload the body, which already has difficulty coping with large amounts of protein foods. To prepare mushroom pancakes you will need:

100 g of mushrooms is approximately one large white mushroom;
1 small egg;
2 tbsp. spoons of low-fat milk;
1 clove of garlic;
30 g low-fat hard cheese;
0.5 tbsp. spoons of bran.

Mushrooms must be thoroughly cleaned of dirt and washed. Then chop as finely as possible. If you doubt the origin of the mushroom, it is better to boil it.
In other cases, you can immediately add milk, egg and bran and mix. The garlic must be crushed, the cheese grated and added to the total mass.
Fry over medium heat, preferably in a non-stick frying pan without oil. Use a spoon to form small pancakes and fry on both sides.
After frying, they can be stewed a little with sour cream.

These Dukan pancakes go well with lemon sauce. Ingredients for it:

4-5 tbsp. spoons of low-fat yogurt;
a little lemon zest and juice;
salt, hot pepper and parsley to taste.

Add the zest of about a quarter of a lemon to the yogurt, and add juice to taste. Then add salt, pepper and mix with chopped herbs. It is better to keep the sauce in the refrigerator and serve it with hot pancakes.

Squash pancakes: recipe with photo

As you know, zucchini is a very healthy vegetable. It is perfectly absorbed by the body and has a positive effect on digestion and skin condition, and is indispensable in the diet of people who adhere to a healthy lifestyle.

A variety of dishes are prepared on its basis. Today we decided to look at a few simple recipes. So, we suggest making squash pancakes.

We will share several recipes for this dish, which will allow you to diversify your menu and please your household.

Quick zucchini pancakes

It will take you no more than half an hour to prepare this dish. The result will definitely please both you and your family members.

We will make potato pancakes from the following ingredients: a couple of zucchini, two eggs, four tablespoons of flour, a bunch of fresh herbs, one teaspoon each of salt and oregano, a little pepper, 50 ml of vegetable oil.

From the listed products you should get 5-6 servings of the dish.

Peel the zucchini and grate it. Add eggs and mix. Wash, lightly dry and finely chop the greens. We put it on the zucchini. Add salt, seasonings, and flour there. Mix.

We will use this dough to fry squash pancakes. Heat sunflower oil in a frying pan. Fry pancakes over medium heat on both sides until golden brown. The finished dish is best served hot.

It goes well with sour cream. Bon appetit!

Potato and zucchini pancakes

We bring to your attention another simple recipe for a delicious dish. To prepare it, we will need ingredients from the following list: potatoes - 6 medium-sized tubers, one zucchini, one egg, 5 tbsp. spoons of flour, 0.5 teaspoon of salt, pepper to taste, vegetable oil - 6 tbsp. spoons

So, let's start preparing potato and zucchini pancakes. This process will take you no more than half an hour. If you use young zucchini, grate it entirely. Otherwise, the vegetable should first be peeled and seeds removed. We also peel, wash and grate the potatoes. Mix vegetables.

Add the egg and mix. Then add salt, pepper and flour. Mix the mass thoroughly. Heat the oil in a frying pan and spoon out the vegetable dough for future pancakes. Fry them on both sides until golden brown.

The resulting pancakes can be served with sour cream or your favorite sauce.

Zucchini pancakes with cheese

We offer another recipe for this dish. These pancakes turn out very airy and tender. We will prepare them from the following products: two eggs, one medium-sized zucchini, 100 grams of hard cheese, a little salt and pepper, vegetable oil.

To begin, grate the zucchini and add salt. Leave them for a while so that excess moisture comes out. At this time, beat the eggs in a separate bowl. Add flour and pepper to them. Grind the cheese and add it to the dough. Mix well.

Squeeze out the chopped zucchini and mix with the dough. If you do not free the vegetables from excess moisture, you will have to add more flour. Pour oil into the frying pan and heat thoroughly. Then fry the zucchini pancakes with cheese on both sides.

Place the finished pancakes on a plate and serve. Bon appetit!

Zucchini pancakes in the oven

Most housewives are accustomed to preparing this dish using a frying pan. However, there are a lot of recipes that involve baking pancakes in the oven. We propose to consider several of them.

In the oven, squash pancakes, the recipe for which we offer you, are no more difficult to prepare than the analogue of this dish in a frying pan. First, let's find out what products we need for this. So, you should stock up on the following ingredients: young zucchini - 1 kg, one egg, small onion, flour - 6 tablespoons, salt to taste.

We wash the zucchini and chop it using a coarse grater. Place the resulting mass in a colander, add salt and stir with a spoon to drain excess juice. After this, put the zucchini back into the bowl. Break the egg here and mix. Peel the onion and finely chop it. Then we send it to the zucchini. Add flour. Mix the dough.

Spoon the future squash pancakes onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Place the pancakes in the oven. They should bake for about 20 minutes at 200 degrees. If necessary, the pancakes can be turned over during the baking process if the bottom part begins to burn. All you have to do is transfer the finished pancakes to a plate and serve.

Zucchini pancakes in the oven turn out completely low-fat and very tender. Bon appetit!

Recipe for zucchini pancakes with garlic sauce

If you are tired of banal pancakes with sour cream, try making this dish. These pancakes will turn out very tender, and the garlic sauce will give them a unique taste and aroma.

If you decide to pamper yourself and your household with this dish, make sure you have in your kitchen such products as half a kilo of zucchini, one egg, onion, 2-3 tbsp. spoons of flour, vegetable oil, salt and pepper.

We will make the sauce from the following ingredients: a couple of cloves of garlic, 50 g of mayonnaise, a little salt and pepper. If you prefer to do without mayonnaise, you can replace it with vegetable oil or sour cream.

The squash pancakes, the recipe for which we are considering, should begin by preparing the vegetables. So, grate the pre-washed zucchini on a coarse grater. Lightly season them and leave for a few minutes. Peel the onion and chop it.

Now let's make the sauce. To do this, chop the garlic using a press. Add mayonnaise, pepper and salt. Mix well. The sauce is ready. We continue to make dough for potato pancakes. Squeeze the zucchini to remove excess liquid. Add chopped onion and flour to them.

Add the egg, salt and pepper. If necessary, add a little vegetable oil. Spoon the dough into a heated frying pan and fry the potato pancakes on both sides, carefully turning them over. Serve the finished dish hot with garlic sauce.

Bon appetit!

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Celery instead of potatoes

Admirers of the Dukan diet have long noticed that in many cases celery root can replace potatoes. After cooking, its taste becomes less intrusive and does not spoil the impression of the dish. Celery pancakes are very tasty. To prepare them we take:

0.5 kg celery root;
300 g grated low-fat cheese;
4 eggs;
salt, favorite spices, herbs as desired;

The celery root must be thoroughly washed, peeled and grated, then add other ingredients and mix.
Spoon the finished dough into the pan and fry on both sides. You can serve the dish with low-fat sour cream or kefir.

In the second and third stages of the Dukan diet, pumpkin consumption is not prohibited. Therefore, it is worth trying to make pancakes from it with the addition of minced meat. We will need:

0.5 kg pumpkin;
300 g minced meat;
1 egg;
2 tbsp. spoons of bran;
pepper, salt and herbs;

Grate the pumpkin, add salt, egg and bran. Separately mix the minced meat with herbs, salt and pepper to taste.
Place a flatbread of pumpkin dough on a hot frying pan with a non-stick coating, put a little minced meat in the middle and cover with the same dough on top.
Fry on both sides. Potato pancakes are served with low-fat cottage cheese or yogurt.