Yep, I did go there. I called it Best Low Carb Fritters because I really do think they are the best I have ever tasted and I think you will too.
These fritters are made with spaghetti squash, fresh mint, coriander and almond flour. Since you are probably using spaghetti squash for your keto pasta night, the other half of the squash can be used the next day to make these low carb fritters. You truly need to make these!
Spaghetti Squash Fritters
Im sure you made zucchini fritters and you thought they were amazing but these are going to be even better.
With the mix of spices and the roasted flavour of the spaghetti squash you will never go back to making zucchini fritters again.
Not only does spaghetti squash have Vitamin C (1 cup has 5.4mg), it also has vitamin A, B-6, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, pantothenic acid and vitamin K.
How to Make Spaghetti Squash
Don't get discouraged from making spaghetti squash because it involves using the oven. It's actually very easy and pretty much a no brainer that you can't mess up as long as you follow these easy steps.
Let me show you how I made it before we dive into this Spaghetti Squash Low Carb Fritters recipe.
Using your best knife cut your squash in half widthwise because this ensures you fork out longer strings of the "spaghetti".
Although if you are strictly using this just for the fritters, it really doesn't matter if the strings are short or long. However, if you are going to be using half of the squash for spaghetti you definitely want to cut it widthwise like in the photo below.
Then scoop out the guts, you will be able to tell when to stop once you get all the seeds and the stringy bits out.
Then place both halves face down in a pan and fill the pan with about 1 inch of water. Bake in the oven at 350°F for 45 minutes.
You can shred out the "spaghetti" and top it with your favourite sauce, in the photo below I topped it with a meat sauce and some grated parmesan cheese.
Nutrition: Per serving (recipe yields 8 servings - ½ a fritter) Calories: 64g Fat: 4.9g Protein: 1g Carbs: 5g Fibre: 1g Net Carbs: 4g
Fritter Recipe
The Best Low Carb Fritters
Ingredients
- 3 cup spaghetti squash
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- 5 mint leaves
- ¾ cup almond flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon corriander
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 tablespoon of olive oil or more if necessary
Instructions
- After baking the squash in the oven as per above, let the squash cool for at least 10 minutes
- Then using a fork scrape out the strings of squash and place them into a bowl and sprinkle with salt just to help let out the moisture.
- Let sit for another 20 minutes
- Squeeze out the water with your hands and then place squash into a seperate bowl
- Add all ingredients
- Mix with your hands until well combined
- Form into 4 large fritters like in photo or you can form into 8 smaller sizes
- Coat a frying pan with olive oil
- On medium heat place fritters in frying pan and cook until both sides are golden brown
- Serve with sour cream or your favourite dip
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The fritters go well as a main dish or as a side with your favourite protein and a green salad. You can always follow it with a Sexy Keto Pudding for dessert. Or visit All Recipes for more ideas.
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