Name: Beet Fritters
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 3 beets (cooked and grated (about 2 cups)); 1/2 onion chopped; 2 oz. feta cheese crumbled herbed; 1 egg beaten; 1/4 cup panko or matzo meal; 2 tbsp parsley (finely chopped); 2 tbsp mint (finely chopped); oil for frying (about 1/4 cup); Greek yogurt (blood orange flavored even worked well)

Beet Fritters

After making my stuffed beets I used the leftover insides to make these Greek inspired fritters and topped them with a drop of Greek Yogurt. You can use matzo meal instead of breadcrumbs to make this for Passover.

Beet Fritters

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Total Time 40

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Servings

Ingredients

3 beets cooked and grated (about 2 cups)
1/2 onion chopped
2 oz. feta cheese crumbled herbed
1 egg beaten
1/4 cup panko or matzo meal
2 tbsp parsley finely chopped
2 tbsp mint finely chopped
oil for frying about 1/4 cup
Greek yogurt blood orange flavored even worked well

Instructions

1 Mix the beet, onions, cheese, egg and herbs together. Season with salt and pepper then mix in enough breadcrumbs to bind the mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
2 Shape the mixture into golfball-size pieces.
3 Dip in panko. Heat the oil until hot, but not smoking, and fry the pieces in batches for 2-3 minutes pressing down with a fork until golden all over. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Serve hot with a dollop of yogurt.