Zucchini and Corn Fritters
Good hot from the pan and just as good cold in a lunchbox.
Ingredients
- Zucchini500 g
- Tinned sweetcorn300 g
- Free range eggs4 ea
- Plain flour150 g
- Grated cheese80 g
- Spring onions50 g
- Vegetable oil40 ml
Method
- Coarsely grate the zucchini, toss it with a teaspoon of salt, and leave it for 10 minutes.
- Squeeze the zucchini hard in a clean cloth — getting it dry is the whole trick.
- Mix the zucchini with the drained corn, beaten eggs, flour, cheese and sliced spring onion.
- Season the batter well; it should be thick enough to hold its shape on a spoon.
- Fry heaped spoonfuls in the oil over medium heat for 3 minutes a side until golden and set through.
- Drain on paper and serve warm, or cool them completely before packing.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
- 150 g Gluten-free plain flour instead of Plain flour
Let the batter stand for 5 minutes so the gluten-free flour hydrates before frying.
Dairy-free
- Leave out the Grated cheese
Season the batter a little more generously to make up for the salt the cheese brought; frying time is unchanged.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
ColesBest choiceno items missing · $12.35 of food
$26.84
54% spare
Woolworthsno items missing · $12.65 of food · $0.30 more
$29.90
58% spare
Aldino items missing · $15.53 of food · $3.18 more
$28.00
45% spare
$3.09a serve
$3.09 a serve, cheapest at Coles
About $12.35 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$27.26 across 3 shops · all 7 items priced · $3.49 more for bigger packs, 62% spare for later
ColesBest choice$12.35
no items missing
you'll pay $26.84 · 54% of it spare
Woolworths$12.65
no items missing · $0.30 more
you'll pay $29.90 · 58% of it spare
Aldi$15.53
no items missing · $3.18 more
you'll pay $28.00 · 45% of it spare
Buy at Aldi$15.16
Plain flour
$1.20/kg
need 150 gWhite Mill Plain Flour 2 kg$2.39closest match
Aldi$1.20/kg$2.39·Woolworths$1.30/kg$1.30·Coles$1.30/kg$1.30
Grated cheese
$18.36/kg
need 80 gWestacre Dairy Tasty Shredded Cheese 250 g$4.59closest match
Aldi$18.36/kg$4.59·Coles$20.00/kg$5.00·Woolworths$30.00/kg$7.50
Spring onions
$2.69/ea
need 50 gSpring Onion Bunch 1 each$2.69 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by the item)
Aldi$2.69/ea$2.69·Coles$3.00/ea$3.00·Woolworths$3.30/ea$3.30
Vegetable oil
$0.27/100ml
need 40 mlPure Vita Vegetable Oil 2 L$5.49closest match
Aldi$0.27/100ml$5.49·Woolworths$0.53/100ml$4.00·Coles$0.64/100ml$4.80
Buy at Coles$7.40
Tinned sweetcorn
$2.38/kg
need 300 gColes Simply Corn Kernels 420 g$1.00
Coles$2.38/kg$1.00·Woolworths$2.38/kg$1.00·Aldi$5.30/kg$2.65
Free range eggs
$1.07/100g
need 4 itemsColes Free Range Eggs 12 Pack 600g$6.40closest match
Coles$1.07/100g$6.40·Aldi$1.00/100g$5.99·Woolworths$1.16/100g$8.10
Buy at Woolworths$4.70
Zucchini
$6.27/kg
need 500 gThe Odd Bunch Zucchini Prepacked 750 g$4.70closest match
Woolworths$6.27/kg$4.70·Aldi$6.99/kg$1.40·Coles$8.90/kg$1.78