Zucchini Pancakes

Ingredients

  • 1 pound zucchini, shredded with cheese grater (about 2 cups packed after straining water)

  • ½ cup red onion, chopped small

  • ¼ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

  • 2 eggs

  • ½ cup whole wheat or almond flour (if using almond flour, use 1 extra egg)

  • 2 tbsp olive oil

  • ½ tsp salt

  • ½ tsp pepper

  • Sour cream and extra red onion for topping

Instructions

  1. Shred zucchini with a cheese grater into hashbrown-sized pieces. Combine zucchini and salt in a large bowl.  Let stand 30 minutes.  Place zucchini in strainer and press firmly to remove water.   

  2. Combine zucchini, red onion, Parmesan cheese, flour, egg, and pepper. 

  3. Heat 1 tsp olive oil in large skillet over medium heat.  Using ¼ cup zucchini mixture per pancake, drop zucchini mixture onto hot skillet, leaving 2-3 inches between mounds.  Flatten mounds to about ½ in thickness.   

  4. Cook 4 min until golden brown, carefully turning over once during cooking. This is delicious with sour cream and red onion, or Mediterranean-style with hummus and tzatziki sauce and shredded lettuce.