Butternut Squash Fritters

Butternut Squash Fritters with Lemon Sage Aioli

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These butternut squash fritters are a quintessential tradition of fall. Sweet squash is accompanied by earthy sage, crispy fried edges, and cool lemon aioli to bring you the perfect fall bite! These fritters are great as an appetizer or a side dish and whip up in no time. This is a great recipe to do with the kiddos too, and is taste-test approved! You can also drop these fritters by hand if you prefer, as it makes them a bit easier to shape. This dish is best the day of, served fresh. You can eat these the day after, just be sure to refrigerate, and know it will lose some of that freshly fried crispness. They will however still keep all those lovely fall flavors and taste amazing! I know your family will enjoy these fritters just as much as mine does! Happy cooking!      

Butternut Squash Fritters with Lemon Sage Aioli

Serves 6
Prep: 25 min
Cooking: 20 min
Total:  45 min
Beginner

Ingredients:

For Fritters: 

5 cups Butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and shredded (1 med)

⅔ cup Almond flour

½ tsp. salt 

½ tsp. black pepper

1½ Tbsp. Sage, fresh, and finely chopped

2 eggs, beaten 

4 Tbsp. olive oil, divided for frying 

 

For Lemon sage aioli: 

½ cup mayonnaise (see recipe) 

1 Tbsp. lemon juice, fresh 

2 tsp. Sage, fresh and chopped 

2 Tbsp. chives, fresh, and sliced for garnish 

  Method Of Prep:

  1. Gather and prep ingredients.
  2. Start by peeling and deseeding your butternut squash.
  3. I like to first cut off both ends, then peel off the skin with a peeler and discard.
  4. Next cut off the top portion that contains no seeds. You will want to cut right where the bulb starts.
  5. Now cut the bulbous part in half and scoop out the seeds.
  6. Now we are ready to shred the butternut squash. You can either do it by hand using a cheese box grater or you can use your food processor with the shredding blade.
  7. Once shredded, place in a large mixing bowl.
  8. Heat a large frying pan on medium heat and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
  9. In your bowl combine grated squash, almond flour, salt, pepper, sage, and eggs. Stir until evenly combined.
  10. Drop 2 tablespoons into the frying pan for each fritter.
  11. Gently press down on it with your spatula once dropped, to make an even round fritter.
  12. Fry on each side for 2-3 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown.
  13. Repeat the process until all fritters are made.
  14. Once you remove from the pan, blot excess oil and top with lemon sage aioli, and garnish with chives. Enjoy!

                                             

                                                                     

Nutrition Facts: (3 fritters with aioli) 
Calories- 392
Carbs- 37.3 g
Fat- 26.3 g
Protein- 7.0 g