Tasty Fried Zucchini

It seems like zucchini has been all over Pinterest lately. A good reason why is that zucchini is packed full of nutrients for your body! Want to know more? Check this article out on Livestrong.com and tell me you don't want to stuff your face with it! We went borderline "healthy" and decided on a fried zucchini recipe from the Neely's on Food Network. About 4 thick slices is 150 calories, 9 grams of fat but you still get the fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium and iron! So we're still on the board for having a somewhat healthy snack! This is a bit more time consuming for an afternoon snack than I would normally go for but it was completely worth it! Let's get started!

Ingredients: 

Oil For Frying (we used our mini-fryer with Canola oil)

3 large zucchini (slice into small rounds)

1/2 c all purpose flour

1 1/2 c Panko bread crumbs

1/4 c grated Parmesan Cheese

2 TB finely chopped Parsley

1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes

Salt & Pepper

3 eggs-lightly beaten

1/4 c water

Dipping Sauce

1 c sour cream

2 TB Butter milk 

(I had to make my own which is one cup of milk with 2 TB of white vinegar. Let sit for about 15 mins)

(I didn't have shallots or chives but she calls for them. We thought it tasted just fine without it. I did add a little minced onion in there!)

1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper

Dash of hot sauce

Salt and Pepper

Here is how we did this:

We started with the bowl of flour at one end, followed by the egg and water mixture, and then finally the breadcrumbs with all the seasonings in the final bowl. 

Once your zucchini is sliced into rounds, you're going to want to coat the slices in flour, then dip each round into the egg/water mixture. After you have each piece coated, you're going to add to the Panko and spices bowl and make sure it covered in all the goodies! (I added a little more Parmesan cheese at this point because I didn't think it looked like enough). Once all your pieces are covered we put ours down in the frying oil for exactly 3 minutes. They turned out beautifully! 

Each piece is packed with flavor and the dipping sauce compliments this perfectly!

To make the dipping sauce, all you need to do is mix all the ingredients together and chill in the fridge. It says to chill for one hour, we chilled as long as it took to make the zucchini (about 15-20 minutes). 

Stay tuned tomorrow for the photo challenge update!

Until then..