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Zucchini & Kale Fritters

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These tasty little fritters are packed full of nutrients and make the perfect healthy snack or meal! They are easy-peasy to make and only require a few simple ingredients. They also happen to be grain-free, gluten-free, and paleo!These tasty little fritters are packed full of nutrients and make the perfect healthy snack or meal! They are easy-peasy to make and only require a few simple ingredients. They also happen to be grain-free,  gluten-free, and paleo!

So I have been trying to figure out ways to get more veggies into my family’s diet. We usually chomp on broccoli and salad, but after a while the same-old-stuff gets, well, boring. My husband is a picky eater and my 1 year old takes after my husband. Which means I have my work cut out for me! lol. They both will like something one day, and then I’ll make it again, and suddenly it’s rejected. And I thought I was a good cook?!

These tasty little fritters are packed full of nutrients and make the perfect healthy snack or meal! They are easy-peasy to make and only require a few simple ingredients. They also happen to be grain-free, gluten-free, and paleo!I don’t actually think it has much to do with my cooking, but just the fact that they get sick of the same old stuff. They say a toddler’s taste buds are always changing, so its pretty much like trying to hit a whac-a-mole. lol.

In addition to trying new veggie-ful recipes I always am looking for new and exciting ways to eat zucchini. It seems I am always left with too much zucchini at some point in the summer. Has this ever happened to you? Last year my CSA gave me so much zucchini I thought they should be paying ME to take it off their hands. I mean, geez, how much zucchini can one gal eat!?

I even have tried to sneak zucchini into Cricket’s homemade dog chow. I really have to chop it up small and sneak it in there. If my game face is good, she’ll eat some, but once she senses I’m up to something she steps away from her bowl and pouts! Then I have to manually pick it out (every single little piece!) for her to even CONSIDER eating her meal. Oh, Cricket!

These tasty little fritters are packed full of nutrients and make the perfect healthy snack or meal! They are easy-peasy to make and only require a few simple ingredients. They also happen to be grain-free, gluten-free, and paleo!So, if you have left over zucchini, you should make these fritters instead of trying to feed it to your pup!  These fritters are super simple to make and are very very tasty. I make mine HEAVY on the veggies, so you need to make sure you ring out your shredded zucchini to remove the excess moisture.

These tasty little fritters are packed full of nutrients and make the perfect healthy snack or meal! They are easy-peasy to make and only require a few simple ingredients. They also happen to be grain-free, gluten-free, and paleo!My lo has been eating these fritters for 2 weeks straight, making it a world record in our household. In fact, his other favorite, mango, only lasted a few days… Now what to do with all those mango pouches I stocked up on…?

Well, I know what I’ll be cooking up tonight- Zucchini & Kale Fritters! You should do the same 🙂

Zucchini & Kale Fritters

These tasty little fritters are packed full of nutrients and make the perfect healthy snack or meal! They are easy-peasy to make and only require a few simple ingredients. They also happen to be grain-free, gluten-free, and paleo!

  • 1 1/2 cup zucchini (2-3 medium zucchinis, grated)
  • 1 cup of kale (finely chopped)
  • 2 eggs (pasture-rasied preferably)
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons almond flour (I suggest Wellbee’s)
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1-2 tablespoons of avocado oil for pan (or oil of choice, ghee, etc)

Sriracha Sour Cream:

  • 1/2 cup raw cashews
  • 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sriracha (or more to taste)
  • optional: 2-3 tablespoons green onion (chopped)
  1. To make the cashew sour cream soak your cashews in hot water for 15 minutes, then drain.
  2. Add the soaked cashews, along with the apple cider vinegar, salt and sriracha into a high speed blender. Blend on high for 1 minute. If it’s too thick add 1 tablespoon of water at a time, only adding enough to get the mixture to blend until smooth.
  3. Scrape the sour cream out into a bowl and set in the fridge until serving.
  4. Grate your zucchinis and place the shreds in a colander. If you wish you can sprinkle the shreds with a bit of salt to get them to release more water.
  5. Let the zucchini shreds sit more a few minutes, then place them into a clean dish cloth and squeeze out all the excess water.
  6. Place the dry zucchini in a bowl, and add the chopped kale, eggs, almond flour, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
  7. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
  8. Place about 2 tablespoons of batter (it will be thick with all the veggies so you can form the fritters with your hands) into the hot pan.
  9. Cook each side for about 2-3 minutes, or until golden brown. Place the cooked fritters on drying rack or paper towel while you cook the additional fritters.
  10. Serve with sriracha sour cream and chopped green onion, enjoy!

These tasty little fritters are packed full of nutrients and make the perfect healthy snack or meal! They are easy-peasy to make and only require a few simple ingredients. They also happen to be grain-free, gluten-free, and paleo!

 

Green Egg Avocado Stuffed Muffins

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These Green Egg Avocado Stuffed Muffins make the perfect weekday on-the-go breakfast! They are healthy, packed with protein and nutrients, and so very yummy! And they are green, thanks to some nutritious veggies! Don't worry you can't taste the greens, but you can taste the yummy avocado surprise in the middle, along with the ooey gooey melty cheese! Easy, simple and delicious, these egg muffins will be your new favorite breakfast!

These Green Egg Avocado Stuffed Muffins make the perfect weekday on-the-go breakfast! They are healthy, packed with protein and nutrients, and so very yummy! And they are green, thanks to some nutritious veggies! Don’t worry you can’t taste the greens, but you can taste the yummy avocado surprise in the middle, along with the ooey gooey melty cheese! Easy, simple and delicious, these egg muffins will be your new favorite breakfast!

So I wanted to make something green today. St. Patrick’s Day is later this week and I just couldn’t think of the appropriate dish to celebrate. I thought about desserts with mint, Irish soda bread, cookies shaped like four leaf clovers, but nothing really stuck. When I set out to create something I have to be super excited about it, and these weren’t doing it for me. I was prepared to go through St. Patrick’s Day without any celebratory creations, that is until this morning when an awesome GREEN idea came over me….

These Green Egg Avocado Stuffed Muffins make the perfect weekday on-the-go breakfast! They are healthy, packed with protein and nutrients, and so very yummy! And they are green, thanks to some nutritious veggies! Don't worry you can't taste the greens, but you can taste the yummy avocado surprise in the middle, along with the ooey gooey melty cheese! Easy, simple and delicious, these egg muffins will be your new favorite breakfast!

Most mornings I have a fried egg and a side of sautĂ©ed greens, usually kale or spinach. This morning I set out to make my usual, then it dawned on me, why don’t I combine the two and make green eggs? And make them in a convenient muffin tin? And stuff them with avocado and cheese??

YES! This is it! Green. Festive. Very healthy. AND YUMMY!

And of course Cricket got out of bed to have a taste of what was cookin’. She got up from her dog bed (which is ON the couch lol), stretched all her legs in her usually morning routine and then scarfed down 3 of these! She approves and I’m sure you will too!

Cricket Stretching

There is nothing better than avocado, eggs and cheese for a savory breakfast!

Here is a great article on The Health Benefits of Avocados.

These Green Egg Avocado Stuffed Muffins make the perfect weekday on-the-go breakfast! They are healthy, packed with protein and nutrients, and so very yummy! And they are green, thanks to some nutritious veggies! Don't worry you can't taste the greens, but you can taste the yummy avocado surprise in the middle, along with the ooey gooey melty cheese! Easy, simple and delicious, these egg muffins will be your new favorite breakfast!

Green Egg Avocado Stuffed Muffins

  • 4 pasture-raised eggs
  • 3 tablespoons unflavored/unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)
  • 1/3-1/2 cup of kale or spinach (or both)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 teaspoon of grass-fed butter (ghee, or oil of choice to grease muffin tin)
  • 1/2 avocado (cut into 1″ cubes)
  • 1/4 cup of cheese of choice (preferably organic grass-fed, for paleo omit cheese)
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Grease a muffin tin with the butter or oil.
  3. Blend the eggs, milk, greens, salt and pepper in a high speed blender until smooth.
  4. Pour the green mixture into each muffin compartment. (fill compartments 3/4 full)
  5. Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F.
  6. Place an avocado cube into each half-baked egg muffin and place cheese on top.
  7. Bake for an additional 10 minutes, then remove and let cool before using a knife to dislodge them from the tin.

These Green Egg Avocado Stuffed Muffins make the perfect weekday on-the-go breakfast! They are healthy, packed with protein and nutrients, and so very yummy! And they are green, thanks to some nutritious veggies! Don't worry you can't taste the greens, but you can taste the yummy avocado surprise in the middle, along with the ooey gooey melty cheese! Easy, simple and delicious, these egg muffins will be your new favorite breakfast!