Cauliflower and Feta Fritters
Recipe type: Main Dish, Appetizer
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Serves: 2 as main dish, 4-8 as appetizer
 
Ingredients
  • 1 small head cauliflower, stems trimmed and florets cut into 1 inch chunks (about ¾ lb total)
  • 1 egg
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • pinch of lemon zest
  • 4 ounces feta, crumbled
  • ½ cup all purpose flour
  • pinch of crushed red pepper
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • olive oil for frying
  • ½ cup greek yogurt
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Bring a medium sized pot of salted water to boil. Add cauliflower florets and cook until they're firm but tender, about 10 minutes. Strain and dry as much as possible.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together egg, garlic, and lemon zest. Once cauliflower has cooled slighlty, add to bowl and mash together with egg mixture using a potato masher or similar tool. Cauliflower should be in small pea-size pieces although it's okay if you have a couple bigger chunks.
  3. Add feta, flour, crushed red pepper, salt, and baking powder and mix well until fully combined. Mixture should stick together nicely so it can be formed into patties.
  4. Heat olive oil in a frying pan. Once hot, scoop about ¼ cup of mixture and form into patty. Add to pan and flatten with spatula. Fit as many fritters as you can on your pan. Cook on each side until nicely crisped, about 5 minutes. Transfer to plate and repeat with remaining fritters.
  5. Lastly, make the yogurt sauce. Mix together yogurt, cumin, salt and pepper. Serve fritters with a dollop of sauce on top.
Recipe by Things I Made Today at https://www.thingsimadetoday.com/2014/07/07/cauliflower-feta-fritters/