These cakes aren’t for dessert. These zucchini cakes are the non-fishy version of crab/salmon/tuna cakes. I love the fish cakes, but I also loved these little zucchini cakes. They were easy to whip up, and extra extra tasty!

I don’t remember which cookbook I copied this from–I have a sneaking suspicion it was from Healthy and Hearty One Dish Meals, but don’t quote me on that…

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups grated zucchini

2 tbsp melted butter/margarine

1/4 cup onion–minced

1/4 cup flour

1 egg, beaten

1 cup bread crumbs

1 tsp Old Bay Seasoning

Directions:

1. Combine zucchini, egg and butter. Stir in bread crumbs, onion and seasoning. Mix well.

2. Shape into patties (it should make 8-10) and coat in flour. Fry in 1 tbsp of vegetable until both sides are a golden brown.

My observations: Often when I go to make a recipe, I’ll think I have an ingredient in the pantry, but I really don’t. But that’s okay, because any recipe can be altered! For example, I do not own Old Bay Seasoning. But I figured I had a lot of the spices in my cabinet. So I looked up what goes into that seasoning and simply sprinkled a dash of all the ingredients I had on hand. In this case, I sprinkled pepper, paprika, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and red pepper flakes into the mix. I put a little extra of the spices that I know that I like. And I don’t have plain bread crumbs–I have Italian style bread crumbs. I don’t think that made much of a difference, though.

Also, I have a bad habit of not reading the directions all the way through before making a recipe. So i simply mixed all the ingredients at once in the bowl. I didn’t coat the patties in flour before frying them. But I suspect that worked better. Blending the flour into the mixture worked to stiffen up the batter a bit.

This was a great side dish. I served it with some leftover pasta I had in the fridge, but this would also go well anything you have lying around. You can also make it a meal of its own if you want. I would serve them over a bed of rice and a side of salad in that case.

🙂