Zucchini Version of a Potato Latke

Aug
12

Post by community member:

You’ve probably heard the joke: What does it mean when you see a woman buying zucchini at the supermarket? She doesn’t have any friends! For those of you who plant your own zucchini, you know the truth of that statement. Sometimes it’s hard to use them up and give them away fast enough.

I personally love zucchini. When I was young, I had dreams of publishing a book full of zucchini recipes. (This is before they did stuff like that!)…but alas, I’m sure by now someone (or many) have beat me to that lofty goal.

But that doesn’t stop me from creating with zucchini. Recently I came across a recipe for Zucchini Pancakes. I modified it a bit and decided they seemed more like a zucchini version of a potato latke to me, so I also changed the name to Zucchini Latkes (which I know is just a technicality as latkes are pancakes). Just seemed more fitting to me though, since I think of latkes as savory and pancakes (generally) as sweet.

How to make Zucchini Latkes:

Shred 4 cups of zucchini and place in colander for at least 30 minutes to drain extra juice. Pat dry and add to a mixing bowl.

Add the following to the zucchini:

  1. 1/2 cup finely diced sweet onion
  2. 2 eggs
  3. 1/3 cup ground (uncooked) quinoa (or you can use regular flour too, if you want. The quinoa just adds extra protein and lots of other good stuff.)
  4. 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
  5. 1/4 teaspoon both salt and pepper
  6. dash chili powder
  7. 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  8. 1 tablespoon fresh dill, minced

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Preheat a frying pan on medium high with a bit of olive oil. Scoop zucchini mixture into pan and flatten slightly with a spoon. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until starting to turn brown. Flip and repeat.

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I personally like them just plain, but they’re also good with a dollop of sour cream on top.

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Now that I’ve discovered zucchini latkes, I’m suddenly impatiently waiting for zucchini to grow big enough to pick. What happened to that surplus? Oh, that’s right, I’ve been devouring it! Yum!


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Kerrie blogs at City Girl Chickens.

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Comments

  1. Euni Moore says:

    Unable to add to recipe box; code 404 – not available, removed. Whaaaaaat? The gremlins are at it again. The latkes sound really good – have lots of zucchini – latkes for dinner tonight!

  2. Anita says:

    GORGEOUS! And a great idea!

  3. Liz Pike says:

    Oh wow, these sound delish, what a great idea! Thanks for sharing!

  4. Liz Pike says:

    Same 404 error here, too. It’ll get fixed soon I’m sure. I think the “gremlins” are busy on the retreat!!

  5. Kelleh says:

    I’ve made something very similar to this recipe, called hobak-jeon (I think that was it.)

    Just wanted to add a little tip: adding a little bit of salt to the zucchini will help pull that moisture out of them as they drain and soften them up!

    I could see yellow squash working really well in this too!

  6. Kelleh says:

    p.s. These look absolutely delicious! 🙂

  7. lattelady says:

    I grew up with this recipe. It is so darn good.
    It can be made without oil, if you have a good nonstick pan (I use calphalon). I think these will be my dinner this evening.

  8. rileysmom says:

    Thanks for the recipe,Kerrie! I have 3 zuchinni in the fridge that I can use…

  9. Ruthmarie says:

    Not only do I like the zucchini latkes but grinding the guinoa for an extra spike of protein is brilliant. I will have to try that idea in other recipes … thank you!

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