Zucchini Potato Latkes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 medium zucchini
• 4 large potatoes, peeled,cut to fit a food processor feed tube,and placed in bowl of water to prevent discoloration (see note)
• 4 eggs
• 2 -4 tablespoons flour or 2 -4 tablespoons fine matzo meal, during passover
• 1 large onion, quartered
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• canola oil or other vegetable oil, for frying

Recipe

• 1 note: for best latke consistency, half the raw potatoes are grated using the chopping blade of a food processor, half with its fine grating disc.
• 2 or use a hand box-grater, grating half the potatoes on the large-hole side, the remainder on the fine-hole.
• 3 the latkes can be made cocktail size-they're great passed with drinks.
• 4 in a food processor fitted with a fine grating disk, grate the zucchini.
• 5 squeeze out any extra liquid and place in a large bowl.
• 6 grate half the potatoes in the food processor with the grating disc, or on the finest side of a box-grater, and squeeze out any liquid.
• 7 quickly add the potatoes to the zucchini.
• 8 add the eggs and the flour until the mixture is no longer runny and stir to blend.
• 9 in the processor fitted with a metal blade, pulse-chop the onion and remaining potato finely, or grate the potato only on the large-hole side of a box-grater and combine with the onions.
• 10 add to the zucchini-potato mixture.
• 11 add the dill and season to taste with the salt and pepper.
• 12 stir to blend well.
• 13 in a large, heavy skillet, heat 1/8 to 1/4 inch of vegetable oil over medium heat.
• 14 stir the batter if it appears to have separated.
• 15 when the oil is hot (a drop of the potato mixture added to it will sizzle immediately), spoon quarter-cups of the mixture, or tablespoons for cocktail lakes, into the oil.
• 16 do not crowd.
• 17 brown the pancakes on both sides, about 5 minutes total.
• 18 they are ready to be turned over when the sides are turning brown.
• 19 drain them on brown paper or paper towels and keep warm while preparing additional batches.
• 20 serve immediately.
• 21 32 large or 72 cocktail size.