My favorite recipes are often inspired by having too much of a good thing from the garden or our CSA to spur me along to a little extra home kitchen creativity. Where I live, there seems to be an overabundance of zucchini this summer. I guess that’s sometimes the case with zucchini, and a “too-much-zucchini” problem is a problem shared by many. Fortunately, with a little creativity there is so much one can make with this prolific summer vegetable!
A couple of weeks ago I posted a recipe for Zucchini and Chive Quiche with a flaky, whole wheat crust. This week I have a recipe for Leek and Zucchini Fritters that are topped with an oozy poached egg and sweet, oven-roasted tomatoes. Although, like the quiche, this is a breakfast dish, this is something totally different. The quiche was sophisticated with a delicate buttery flavor, and this dish is a messy explosion of summer garden goodness that’s perfect for breakfast, or in my case, I made this for dinner!
If you, too, have a zucchini problem, stay tuned over the next couple of weeks because I have two more zucchini recipes planed, including a dessert that might involve a little bit of whoopie (how scandalous!)…
These leek and zucchini fritters are topped with an oozy poached egg & sweet, oven roasted tomatoes, making a messy explosion of summer garden flavor!
Leek and Zucchini Fritters
Ingredients
Fritters
Tomatoes
Eggs
Instructions
Kirsten says
Rachel I had never heard of the pouch method for poaching eggs.
How brilliant!
I love my zucchini fritters all day long–must try with roasted tomatoes. We got the First Tomato of Summer in our share last week, but mine in the garden are all still green. Getting bigger than ever, but still green.
Thanks!
Rachel says
My hubby discovered the pouch method for poaching eggs and I don’t think we’ll ever go back! Green garden tomatoes are such a tease. I have a few pots on my patio with green heirlooms. The weather from where I sit is supposed to be in the 90s all this week, so I’m hoping that some serious ripening will happen!
A perfect use for all of that extra zucchini!
Thanks Melanie!
i can never say NO to fritters and these look delightful.
I have a fritter weakness too. Fortunately these contain lots of veg!
These look delicious! We haven’t gotten local leeks yet from our CSA but as soon as we do, I am trying this!
I just love leeks! I get so excited when I find them in my CSA box!
This has my husband’s name written all over it! It looks good enough to cure his summer cold.
Thanks Shelby! I hope your husband feels better soon!
Yup, I definitely have a zucchini problem! I just got some from the church garden the other day, then the neighbor up the street comes over with 4 HUGE zucchini and yellow squashes! I am writing down this recipe and the one for the quiche you posted and plan to try them both over the next week or so. I’ll let you know how they turn out. They sure look delicious!
Thanks Becca. Please let me know how they turn out! If your zucchini problem continues I have a recipe for Zucchini Whoopie Pies slotted to be post in the next week or so.
I made just the zucchini fritters part of this the other night to go with some leftover soup. It has a really yummy flavor, but fell apart due to the cook(me!) not reading the recipe right! I used regular flour and saw later that it called for chickpea flour, oops! So I ended up putting all of it in the frying pan at once and flipped it over, like a zucchini hash brown or scramble. Next time I’ll use the right flour. It also sounds good with the tomatoes and eggs, runny yolks are my favorite. I think I have finally used up my zucchini problem for now, but when I get more, there a good chance I’ll be making those zucchini whoopie pies!
I’m so happy to hear about your cooking adventure. I’ve totally made the mistake of adding a wrong ingredient before! If you don’t have chickpea flour on hand they’d probably bind better if you add a 3 Tbsp of regular flour. Also, be sure to wring out the zucchini. I sometimes do this using my hands, or if I have some on hand, a cheese cloth. In season, especially if it’s fresh from the garden, zucchini tends to have a very high water content, which will interfere with the binding of the egg and the flour if it’s not tamed. All that said… your zucchini hash also sounds amazing!
Love zucchini fritters and oven roasted tomatoes. Yours look Amazing, Rachel, with the poached egg on top!
Thanks Nicoletta! Of course it could be argued that anything looks amazing with a poached egg on top!
I love zucchinis, and this would be an ultimate breakfast for me.
Thanks Sara. I love eating vegetables in the morning. It seems like such a good way to start the day!
Made this today. Delicious!
I’m so happy you enjoyed!