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Northern Greek Walnut Fritters

Name: Northern Greek Walnut Fritters
Total time: 54 min
Yield: Makes 6 meze servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 medium potato, peeled; 190 g all-purpose flour, 1½ cups to start; up to 250 g in all, as the mixture needs; 1 tbsp baking soda, scant; 160 g walnuts, coarsely ground; about 2 cups; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 large red onion, finely chopped; 25 g fresh mint, finely chopped; about ½ cup; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; all-purpose flour, extra, for dredging the patties, to taste; olive oil or other oil, for frying, about 5 cm deep, to taste; Greek yogurt, to taste

A fasting-table dish of grated potato, ground walnuts, red onion, garlic and mint shaped into small patties, floured and fried deep gold. Meaty in feel, entirely plant-based.

YieldMakes 6 meze servings
Hands-on45 min
Total54 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

1medium potato, peeled
190 gall-purpose flour, 1½ cups to start; up to 250 g in all, as the mixture needs
1 tbspbaking soda, scant
160 gwalnuts, coarsely ground; about 2 cups
2 clovesgarlic, minced
1large red onion, finely chopped
25 gfresh mint, finely chopped; about ½ cup
to tastesalt and freshly ground black pepper
to tasteall-purpose flour, extra, for dredging the patties
to tasteolive oil or other oil, for frying, about 5 cm deep

To serve

to tasteGreek yogurtoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Tree nuts
Walnut
Wheat
Olive
Nightshades (any)
Potato (white)
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Mint
Black and white pepper

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Crisp

Equipment

Stovetop
Food processor

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
30–60 min total
Difficulty 2
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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