Zucchini Keftedes
Cooking time: 1 h
Difficulty: Medium recipe
Recipe yield: 6-8 servings
Greek Food Recipes
Zucchini keftedes – a Greek cuisine recipe, the aroma of these cutlets will bring together all family members in the kitchen. These cutlets will surprise even those who, apart from meat, do not recognize any cutlets.
Zucchini keftedes ingredients
- Zucchini 1 pcs
- Hard cheese 75 g
- Lemon 1 pcs
- Dill 1 bunch
- Garlic 2 cloves
- Breadcrumbs 1 cup
- Eggs 1 pcs
- Green onions 3 stems
Zucchini keftedes recipe
To cook a Greek cuisine recipe zucchini keftedes, peel the zucchini and grate on a coarse grater. Put the zucchini on a linen towel or sieve, season with salt and let stand for 30 minutes.
During this time, finely chop the onion, garlic and dill, grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Squeeze zucchini and combine with chopped vegetables and herbs, add breadcrumbs, lemon zest, egg, cheese, salt, pepper and mix.
Form oblong cutlets from the prepared minced mass, put on a baking sheet or tray and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour. After the time has elapsed, fry the keftedes in heated vegetable oil. Fry the keftedes for 2.5 minutes on each side. Transfer the fried keftedes onto a kitchen towel, and then serve with yogurt or dzaziki.
