Ingredients
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3 1/2 cups shredded zucchini, carrots, and summer squash, (see note)
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1/3 red onion, shredded (about 1/4 cup)
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1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
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2 large eggs, lightly beaten
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2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced, or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
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1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
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Rounded 1/4 teaspoon cumin
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1/4 teaspoon chili powder
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1/4 teaspoon black pepper
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1/4 cup blanched almond flour or 2 tablespoons cassava flour for nut free
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2 tablespoons coconut flour
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2-4 tablespoons avocado oil or ghee, for frying
Instructions
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Line a large mixing bowl with a clean kitchen towel.
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Combine the shredded zucchini, carrots, squash, and onion in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle with salt, toss, and set aside for 5 minutes.
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When the 5 minutes is up, gather the ends of the kitchen towel to wrap the vegetables, and squeeze out as much of the moisture as you can.
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Turn the drained vegetables out into the mixing bowl. Put the towel aside.
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Stir in the eggs, parsley (or oregano), garlic, cumin, chili powder, and pepper.
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In a small bowl, whisk together the almond flour and coconut flour.
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Stir the flour mixture into the veggie, egg, etc., mixture until evenly distributed. Set aside for 3 minutes to allow the coconut flour to absorb some moisture.
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Preheat a large frying pan, then add 2 tablespoons of oil.
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While the oil heats, scoop 3-4 tablespoon portions of fritter batter and shape into a thick disk.
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Add fritters to the hot pan, being careful not to crowd them. Leave about 2" between fritters.
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Cook until the bottoms are golden brown, then flip and cook through.
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Cover a plate with a paper towel, and move the cooked fritters out of the pan onto the prepared plate to drain excess oil.
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Heat up 1-2 more tablespoons of oil to the pan (if necessary, use less if lots of oil is left over from the first batch), and cook the remainder of the fritters, flipping them when the bottom side turns golden brown. Move them to the lined plate to drain once they are cooked through.