Double-cooked zucchini balls.
Delicious dish, perfect as an appetizer, finger food, or even as a main dish.
Easy to make, and I assure you one leads to another.

You can cook them in a pan, air fryer, or even in the oven.
Ideal for kids who don’t like vegetables because they won’t notice they’re eating them.
Furthermore, zucchini counters water retention and is an ally of the urinary tract and intestines.

Thought for you:

Difficulty: Very Easy
Cost: Very Cheap
Rest time: 10 Minutes
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Frying, Oven, Air Frying
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All Seasons

317.78 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 317.78 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 29.22 (g) of which sugars 2.35 (g)
Proteins 12.09 (g)
Fat 17.27 (g) of which saturated 4.42 (g)of which unsaturated 11.08 (g)
Fibers 2.47 (g)
Sodium 819.98 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 150 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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10.5 oz zucchini
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups breadcrumbs
1 clove garlic (minced)
1 bunch parsley (chopped)
1 oz pecorino romano (grated)
to taste mint
to taste salt
to taste olive oil
to taste pepper

Tools

What we need to make

Baking Pan
Pan
Parchment Paper
Food Processor

Preparation of Double-Cooked Zucchini Balls

Cut the zucchini into cubes.
Place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, and season with salt, pepper, olive oil, and oregano, then bake for 20 minutes in a ventilated oven at 375°F. The same instructions apply for the air fryer.
Once cooked, transfer them to the food processor bowl with 2 sprigs of mint. Blend…
After blending, pour the mixture into a bowl, add the eggs, the seasoned breadcrumbs with finely chopped garlic and parsley, grated pecorino romano, salt, and pepper according to your taste.
Knead and let rest for 10 minutes.
This allows the breadcrumbs to absorb well.
After resting, moisten your hands and form small balls.
Now decide whether to cook in a pan, oven, or air fryer.
Pan cooking: add a whole garlic clove and some olive oil, heat it
When hot, fry the balls for three minutes on each side.
Serve with plenty of mint.
Here are the double-cooked zucchini balls ready
For air fryer cooking, preheat it, place the balls in the tray and set the temperature to 375°F for 8 minutes.
For oven cooking, preheat to 375°F ventilated, place the balls on a tray with parchment paper, and bake for 10 minutes.