Fresh Corn and Zucchini Cakes

Serves 4 (makes about 12)
Time 20 min
Fresh Corn and Zucchini Cakes

These moist, tender little cakes are an easy and flavorful side dish to serve with simple grilled foods. They're excellent at room temperature, so consider making them ahead and packing them along in your cooler on your next picnic.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian
Sugar ConsciousSugar Conscious

Ingredients

    2 largeeggs
    1/3 cuplow-fat buttermilk or milk
    1/3 cupwhole wheat flour
    1 1/4 teaspoonsbaking powder
    1/2 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/2 teaspoonground black pepper
    1ear sweet corn, kernels removed (about 3/4 cup)
    1zucchini, grated (about 1 cup)
    1/3 cupchopped onion
    1/3 cupchopped fresh mint
    1lemon, zest of
    2 teaspoonscanola oil

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Method

In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, buttermilk, flour, baking powder, salt and pepper until smooth. 


Add corn, zucchini, onion, mint and zest and stir until combined.


Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. 


Working in batches, drop batter by scant 1/4-cup measures into skillet. 


Cook, turning once, until browned and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side; lower heat if pancakes begin to brown too deeply before middle is cooked through. 


Add more oil between batches if necessary. 


Serve the pancakes warm or room temperature.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

140

Total Fat

6g

Saturated Fat

1g

Cholesterol

105mg

Sodium

460mg

Total Carbohydrate

18g

Dietary Fiber

3g

Total Sugars

3g

Protein

7g

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