Chez Panisse Zucchini Fritters - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb small green zucchini
salt and pepper
1 garlic clove
1 bunch chives
4 lemons, zest of
1 tablespoon potato starch
1 egg
2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation

Grate the zucchini and salt them. Let stand for 30 minutes in a colander. Squeeze the zucchini dry with your hands or wring it out in a towel.
Peel and chop the garlic fine, chop fine about 1 tablespoonful of the chives, and grate the zest from the lemons.
In a large bowl, combine the zucchini with the garlic, chives, lemon zest, the potato starch, and the egg, lightly beaten. Heat the olive oil in a nonstick saute pan over medium heat. For each fritter, pour a generous tablespoonful of the zucchini batter into the pan. They will look like little pancakes. Turn them over after about 3 minutes, or when golden. Cook 2. minutes more on the other side. Drain on paper towels.