Recipes

Greek Zucchini and Feta Fritters

This type of Greek fritter can be shaped like a skillet pancake or like a smaller squished meatball. It is called kolokitho-keftetedes means "gourd meatballs".

In a food processor the the upper grating disk to shred:

2 lbs zucchini

Transfer to a bowl. Stir in:

1 tsp salt

Let sit for about 30 minutes, so the salt draws out water.

Remove the food processor's upper grating disk, and put in the lower slicing blade. Then put into the food processor:

3 eggs (notice we have remove the shredded vegetables so a bad egg won't ruin them)
1/2 of a large brown onion
2 cloves of garlic
6 ounces crumbled feta
1/2 cup teff flour
1/2 Tbsp dill seeds or 1/4 cup minced dill weed
1/2 tsp ground cumin seed
1/2 tsp ground coriander seed

Run the food processor until everything is blended.

Use a "flour sack" style tea towel to squeeze water from the salted zucchini. (The result should weigh less than half as much as originally).

Add the drained zucchini back into the food processor.

Pulse the food processor a few times until the zucchini is evenly coated.

Cook the fritters about 5 minutes on each side.