Spicy Banana Zucchini Balls

Banana, turmeric, honey. These are the three ingredients for this month’s Royal Foodie Joust hosted by The Leftover Queen/Foodie Blogroll Forum. Immediately, I thought of the banana spring roll (turon) we used to have as kids for snack. Raw banana sliced, sprinkled with brown sugar, wrapped in spring roll wrapper then deep fried until brown and crunchy. Sometimes, the vendors would add a small slice of jackfruit with the banana to give it a different “flavor”. I was playing with the idea of slices of bananas sprinkled with turmeric, drizzled with honey then wrapped in the spring roll wrapper and fried. My taste-tester was not too excited about it (and I haven’t even made the dish!). So I scrapped that idea and moved on to something savory instead.
The inspiration for this savory/sweet dish was actually the zucchinis I harvested from my container garden. I wanted to make fritters so why not combine the zucchini and bananas? These snack/appetizers are spicy with just the right amount of sweetness from the banana and honey. I would like to try this with a banana curry sauce as a dip.