My Grandma “Ma” always made chremslach, a.k.a potato pancakes. Latkes are great Passover fare. You can easily substitute potato starch for breadcrumbs or matzo meal to make your favorite recipes non-gebrochts. I was inspired by her Old Country recipe but wanted a New Country twist so I adapted it to feature zucchini, which is “free” on my diet.
The fresh tomato salsa is also great on fish or chicken, or served as part of your starter course.
Zucchini Fritters with Fresh Tomato Salsa
Servings
6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound zucchini shredded
- 1/2 pound carrots shredded
- 1 small red onion shredded
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1 cup matzo meal or potato starch
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 10 red grape tomatoes halved
- 10 yellow grape tomatoes halved
- 10 orange grape tomatoes halved
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh torn parsley leaves
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon juiced
- Kosher Salt
- Fresh cracked black pepper
Instructions
- 1 In a large bowl, combine zucchini, carrots, onions, eggs, matzo meal (or potato starch) and salt, and mix to combine. 2 Heat ¼ inch of oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Drop 2 tablespoonfuls of batter per pancake, and lightly press down to flatten. Fry for about 3 minutes per side or until nicely browned. Remove and drain on paper towels. Continue with remaining batter. 3 In a medium bowl, combine tomatoes, garlic, parsley, olive oil and lemon. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve over top or on the side of fritters.
- As seen in the Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller Magazine (Spring 2013) – Subscribe Now
Yes for sure – great idea!
YUM YUM YUM!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!
I usually use matzah meal (even corn meal not on passover) for that crunch.
I made these with the potato starch and I found them to be very chewy rather than crispy like latkes. Perhaps I will try with matza meal next time.
Banana latkes are always a big hit. With a fork in a large bowl beat two eggs. At the same time pour in enough matza meal and stir till dough is thick. Add 2 or three mashed ripe bananas. Shape into patties. Fry in hot oil till lightly brown, flip, fry other side. Drain on paper towels. Optional: Add raisins, blueberries, or craisins to the batter.
recipe looks great. if you didn’t want to fry, do you think they would work baked in muffin tins?
How do you make Salmon latkes Elana?
hi Chaya!
basically the same way as these zuchini fritters – just substitue a can of salmon {the large size} for the zuchini, carrots and onions. or you can even just add the salmon to this recipe. latkes are great because they are so flexible in what you can add or make. be creative! enjoy!!
hey ladies thanks for the feedback and sharing of ideas – check out this recipe for Salmon “Latkes”: http://www.joyofkosher.com/recipes/salmon-cakes-with-tropical-fruit-salsa/
i make lots of different “latkes’ over pesach. Jamie is right – they are great for pesach. Shred any vegetable and mix wiwth your standard pesach latke recipe. it is great! this year my child wants tomato latkes! we shall see about that!! another staple in our house is salmon latkes.
chag kascher vesameach.
Yumm!