Zucchini and Feta Balls

By á-160091

Ingredients

• 2 cups zucchini, grated and squeezed
• 1/4 cup of feta, crumbled
• 1 splash ouzo (optional)
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 1 handful herbs (such as mint, dill and parsley), chopped
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• salt and pepper to taste
• ~1/2 cup flour (I used whole wheat)
• breadcrumbs (I use whole wheat)
• oil for frying

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 25mins
Adapted from closetcooking.com

Preparation

Step 1

and modified it slightly for the zucchini balls. Where the zucchini fritters could be fairly liquidy and even be poured into the pan to fry the zucchini balls needed to be able to hold their form so I kept adding equal parts whole wheat flour and whole wheat bread crumbs until the mixture could hold the form of a ball. I also added a splash of ouzo to the batter to add a hint of anise that would add that something special that you just can't quite put your finger on. Despite the fact that my skills at forming perfect balls falls a bit short, the zucchini balls tasted great! I served them with some tzatziki to dip them in and they made a really nice snack. They would also make for a nice light meal. It is always fun trying to recreate dishes that you remember fondly from another time!

Servings: makes 4 servings

1 egg, lightly beaten

~1/2 cup flour (I used whole wheat)

breadcrumbs (I use whole wheat)

Directions

Mix the zucchini, feta, ouzo, garlic, green onion, herbs and egg and season with salt and pepper.

Mix in enough flour and breadcrumbs that you can work with the mixture to form balls.

Form the mixture into balls and dust in flour.

Gorgeous photograph! I love the sound of Zucchini and Feta Balls; they would make a lovely replacement for run-of-the-mill appetizers. Now...if I could only figure out how to pronounce the name of the dish....

Great way to use up both the zucchini and the last of the herbs in the garden. I could make a meal of these.

mmm, those look addictive!

Those look great! my dad makes zucchini latkes, but I love the addition of feta in your recipe.

Oh yummm, I love zucchini, will have to make these before the fresh zucchini is gone!

Shalee: I had not thought about freezing these. It might be best to just freeze the grated squeezed/drained zucchini and make the batter and cook them after it thaws. I tend to use corn oil for frying things like these zucchini balls.

terrid614: Ouzo is a Greek anise-flavored spirit. You could easily leave it out or replace it with another anise-flavored spirit.

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THese look great. I'm going to attempt to make these for our New Years party this year. Thanks!

I made these tonight for our Valentine's Day appetizer. Very good. We didn't have any yogurt for the tzatziki sauce, so we used ranch dressing. Does that make us tacky Americans? :)

I made this yesterday with the tzatziki (without the cucumber) and it was really delicious! I didn't have parsley or ouzo and i hope it didn't make much of a difference. The dish was super good. Thanks for the recipe!

These sound delicious! The recipe is similar to my zucchini patty recipe, but I never would have thought to put the feta cheese in them. What a yummy addition!

I want to make this you are making my mouth water. I'm a new follower!

I just got back from Greece last month and we did the same you did (ordering a lot of appetizers) and these were my FAVORITE! I've been searching for the name and how to make them. Thank you!

These look fantastic and I can't wait to make them soon! Thanks for the recipe!

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