Zucchini Fritters

 
Soul food, comfort food, home-cooking---whatever you want to call it, sometimes you just need some deep-fried goodness!!!  I recently purchased some zucchini from the local farmer's market.  Some was used to make Yummy Zucchini Bread.  With the remaining zucchini, I decided to make some fried Zucchini Fritters.  Although my arteries were probably screaming, my taste buds were dancing!!

Ingredients:
2 cups of zucchini, shredded
2 tsp. minced garlic
2 tsp. Italian seasoning
20-25 Ritz crackers, crushed
1/4-1/2 c finely chopped onions
1/2 cup cheddar cheese  (any type of cheese could be used)
salt and pepper to taste
2 eggs
olive oil for frying

1.  Shred the zucchini and place in cheese cloth.  Squeeze excess water out of zucchini.

2.  Place crackers, garlic, and Italian seasoning in large plastic bag.  Use large spoon to crush crackers.

3.  Add crackers to zucchini.  Also add cheese, onions, salt, pepper, and eggs.  Mix together.

4.  Heat olive oil in non-stick skillet.  Drop spoonfuls of zucchini mixture into hot oil.  Cook until brown and flip.

5.  Drain on paper towel.  Serve hot with sour cream on the side.

Enjoy some deep-fried goodness!!!  For a healthy alternative, bake the zucchini mix in mini muffin pans on 350 degrees until golden brown.