Zucchini Keftedes

Zucchini keftedes – recipe with photo, Greek cuisine
Rating: 4.5 Votes: 17
Cooking Time:
1 hour
Recipe Yield:
6-8 servings
Difficulty:
Medium recipe

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.

Recipe Ingredients

Zucchini 1 pcs
Lemon 1 pcs
Dill 1 bunch
Garlic 2 cloves
Breadcrumbs 1 cup
Eggs 1 pcs
Green Onions 3 stems

Cooking 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.