Courgette & Corn Fritters
Golden little pancakes of grated courgette, sweetcorn and feta, crisp at the edges and soft inside. A tasty way to get a vegetable into the lunchbox, good warm or cold with a yogurt dip.
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Steps
Dry the courgette
Put the grated courgette in a sieve and leave it for about 5 minutes; no salt needed. Then squeeze out as much water as you can with your hands or press firmly with a clean tea towel.
- 2 courgettes, grated
✅ Done when: the courgette feels dry and barely drips when squeezed
Make the batter
Beat the eggs in a large bowl, then mash the drained corn with a fork or in a food processor so no whole kernels remain (whole kernels can be a choking risk for young children). Add the squeezed courgette, mashed corn, feta, spring onions, herbs and flour, and mix into a thick batter; do not add extra salt, as the feta already seasons it.
- all of it squeezed courgette from step 1
- 2 eggs
- 100 g sweetcorn, mashed
- 50 g feta
- 2 spring onions
- 1 tbsp dill or mint (optional)
- 70 g
✅ Done when: the mixture is thick, even and holds together when scooped
Fry
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Drain
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Dry the courgette
Put the grated courgette in a sieve and leave it for about 5 minutes; no salt needed. Then squeeze out as much water as you can with your hands or press firmly with a clean tea towel.
- 2 courgettes, grated
✅ Done when: the courgette feels dry and barely drips when squeezed
Make the batter
Beat the eggs in a large bowl, then mash the drained corn with a fork or in a food processor so no whole kernels remain (whole kernels can be a choking risk for young children). Add the squeezed courgette, mashed corn, feta, spring onions, herbs and flour, and mix into a thick batter; do not add extra salt, as the feta already seasons it.
- all of it squeezed courgette from step 1
- 2 eggs
- 100 g sweetcorn, mashed
- 50 g feta
- 2 spring onions
- 1 tbsp dill or mint (optional)
- 70 g
✅ Done when: the mixture is thick, even and holds together when scooped
Fry
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Drain
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The Story Behind the Dish
In Greece, courgette fritters called kolokithokeftedes are a summer favourite, made when gardens overflow with courgettes and served as a meze with tzatziki. Feta and fresh herbs give them their Greek flavour.
Adding sweetcorn makes them extra appealing to children, with little bursts of sweetness in every bite.
⭐ Why It's Famous
They're one of the most popular meze dishes in Greek tavernas in summer.
💡 Fun Fact
One courgette plant can produce more than 10 kg of courgettes in a single summer, which is why so many recipes exist to use them up.
Greece (kolokithokeftedes)
37.98°N, 23.73°E
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