Zucchini Cakes

Another winner from Pioneer Woman. This time it comes from Pastor Ryan (one of her guest bloggers). What an easy side dish and a very tasty way to use a zucchini. We had this as the side dish to our tuna pasta casserole and felt very deliciosly full afterwards.

Zucchini Cakes

1 large Zucchini

1 Tbsp minced garlic

1/2 - 3/4 Cup of bread crumbs

1/2 Cup 4-Cheese Italian Blend shredded cheese (or Parmesan or Romano)

2 eggs

Kosher salt

Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Olive Oil

Wash & cut the ends off of one large Zucchini. Shred it using the large holes of a cheese grater. Squeeze the shredded zucchini inside of a clean towel until you’ve removed as much liquid as possible.

Place shredded zucchini into a medium sized bowl. Add minced garlic, breadcrumbs, cheese, egg, and Salt & Pepper to taste. Stir with a fork until well mixed.

Heat Olive Oil (about 1/4 inch deep in the bottom of skillet) to a medium heat. When the oil is hot enough, drop a glob of zucchini batter into the skillet and flatten it a bit. After about two minutes, turn the cakes over (they should be a nice golden brown) and cook on the other side until done.

You could dip these in whatever you like. We had them with just a sprinkling of sea salt.