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🥗 Crispy Zucchini Patties with Pasta Salad and Quark Dip

722 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• Salt pinch
• Kritharaki pasta 500 g
• Zucchini 800 g
• Parsley, fresh 20 g
• Emmental grated 200 g
• Eggs 2 pcs.
• Breadcrumbs 4 tbsp
• Wheat flour, Type 405 4 tbsp
• Oat flakes, fine 5 tbsp
• Vegetable seasoning 2 tsp
• Pepper, black ground pinch
• Oil 4 tbsp
• Basil, fresh 30 g
• Cherry tomatoes 500 g
• Vinegar 2 tbsp
• Olive oil 4 tbsp
• Lemons 1 pcs.
• Quark 40 % fat in total 200 g
• Mayonnaise 4 tbsp
• Sugar pinch

Instructions

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with fan setting.
2. 2. Bring two liters of salted water to a boil in a pot.
3. 3. Add the Kritharaki (small Greek pasta) to the boiling water.
4. 4. Cook the pasta over medium heat for ten minutes.
5. 5. Drain the pasta in a colander.
6. 6. Wash the zucchini thoroughly under running water.
7. 7. Cut off the hard ends of the zucchini.
8. 8. Grate the zucchini coarsely into a bowl.
9. 9. Mix the grated zucchini with one teaspoon of salt.
10. 10. Wash the parsley and pat it dry with a kitchen towel.
11. 11. Pluck the parsley leaves from the stems.
12. 12. Finely chop the parsley leaves.
13. 13. Knead the zucchini mixture firmly with your hands.
14. 14. Squeeze the liquid out of the zucchini using your hands.
15. 15. Discard the squeezed liquid.
16. 16. Add cheese, eggs, breadcrumbs, flour, oat flakes, and spices to the zucchini mixture.
17. 17. Fold in the finely chopped parsley.
18. 18. Season the mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
19. 19. Shape patties about five centimeters in diameter using your hands.
20. 20. Heat two tablespoons of oil in a frying pan over high heat.
21. 21. Fry the patties for two minutes on each side until golden brown.
22. 22. Place the pre-fried patties on a baking sheet.
23. 23. Add one to two tablespoons of oil to fry the next batch.
24. 24. Repeat the frying process until all patties are pre-fried.
25. 25. Finish cooking the patties in the oven for ten minutes.
26. 26. Wash the basil and shake off excess water.
27. 27. Pluck the basil leaves from the stems.
28. 28. Finely chop the basil leaves.
29. 29. Wash the tomatoes.
30. 30. Cut the tomatoes in half.
31. 31. Add the drained pasta, basil, and tomatoes to a bowl.
32. 32. Add vinegar and olive oil to the pasta.
33. 33. Season the salad with salt and pepper.
34. 34. Cut the lemon in half.
35. 35. Squeeze the juice from the lemon.
36. 36. Mix quark, mayonnaise, and sugar in a bowl.
37. 37. Add two tablespoons of lemon juice to the quark mixture.
38. 38. Season the quark dip with salt and pepper.
39. 39. Take the finished zucchini patties out of the oven.
40. 40. Divide the Kritharaki tomato salad onto the plates.
41. 41. Arrange the zucchini patties on top of the salad.
42. 42. Serve the patties together with the citrus quark.
43. 43. Enjoy your meal!

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 722
• Protein: 30 g · Fett/Fat: 38 g · Carbs: 69 g