Greek Zucchini Cakes

Submitted by Lester_C

"This is a great recipe to make in the summer if you're like me and have an abbundance zucchini from the gardens of all your friends."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 24 ca

ingredients

• 1 lb zucchini, Grated
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt or 3/4 teaspoon table salt
• 3⁄4 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup chopped pine nuts
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano or 1/2 dried oregano
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• olive oil

directions

1. Combine the grated zucchini and salt.
2. Set aside for 5 minutes, but no more or it will be mushy.
3. Rinse in cold water and squeeze dry in a towel or press in a strainer until dry.
4. Combine the cheese, egg, green onions, flour, pine nuts, dill, oregano, garlic, and pepper in a large bowl; fold in the zucchini.
5. Form into 24 small cakes (about 2 tbsp of mixture for each) and saute in olive oil, turning once, until brown, about 3 minutes on each side.
6. Serve immediately.
7. A good cucumber, gyro type sauce is great to serve on the side with these.

Reviews

[adopt a greyhound]

Great cakes. Served with Recipe #470659. Will use less dill or leave out next time for my tastes but loved the feta. Great hint about only 5 min. drain time for the zucchini.

 

[Guinea fowlMom]

I have made 2 different zucchini cake recipies in the past few days,,,this was my favorite. The feta gives it a nice tang. I thought that they were a bit mushy in the middle so next time will sub 1/2 c bread crumbs for flower. Also made each the size of a small burger. Try these on an english muffin w/slice of tomato, leaf lettuce and a nice tiziki sauce...real yummy anytime of day!

 

[Sharon123]

Yum! I enjoyed the taste of the feta, dill and oregano. I halved the recipe easily. Thanks!