Sweet Potato Zucchini Fritters

Photo from: https://www.lastingredient.com/baked-sweet-potato-fritters/

Yield: 8 Fritters

Ingredients for Fritters:

  • 1 medium-large sweet potato or 2 small

  • 1 medium zucchini

  • 2 tbsp whole wheat flour

  • 1 pinch baking powder

  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder

  • 1/4 cup shredded cheese

  • 1 egg

  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

  • 1/2 tsp salt

Equipment:

  • 1 baking tray

  • Grater

  • Peeler

  • Measuring cups

  • Measuring spoons

  • Cutting board

  • Knife

  • Large bowl

  • Medium bowl

  • Fork

  • large spoon or ice cream scoop

  • Clean tea/dish towel

Ingredients for Sauce:

  • 1 avocado

  • 1/3 cup yogurt

  • Juice of 1 lime

  • 2 tbsp chopped dill

  • 1/2 tsp salt

Nutritonals

Calories: 55kcal

Carbohydrates:7g

Fibre:1g

Protein:3g

Fat:2g

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400F

  2. Peel and grate a sweet potato, you want about 1 1/2 cups of grated potato.

  3. Grate your zucchini and place it into a clean tea towel. Over the sink or a bowl squeeze the zucchini to release as much water as you can.

  4. In a large bowl place the grated potato, zucchini, flour, baking powder, shredded cheese, egg, and seasoning.

  5. Mix everything together until well combined.

  6. With a large spoon or ice cream scoop divide the mixture into 8 mounds on a greased baking sheet.

  7. Bake for 25 minutes until they are lightly brown and crisp on the edges.

  8. Take them out, flip them over, and baking for a final 5 minutes.

  9. While baking assemble the sauce. In a medium bowl, mash avocado and mix in the yogurt, lime juice and salt. Chop up 2 tbsps of dill and add it into the sauce mixture.

  10. Place sauce into the fridge until fritters are cooked and then serve as a topping for the fritters.