Saturday, January 5, 2013

Cauliflower Patties



Ingredients
  • 1 head cauliflower
  • 1 carrot, grated thick 
  • 4-5 green onions, chopped
  • 1/4 C parsley, chopped 
  • 1/4 C dill, chopped
  • 1/4 C bread crumbs or 1/4 C flour 
  • 1 potato, cooked and mashed
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • oil for frying
  • 1 tsp salt
  • a pinch of pepper
Directions
  1. Cook cauliflower in water until almost soft.
  2. Mash cauliflower gently with a fork or with potato masher. Try not to mash into very small pieces.
  3. Add parsley, dill, onion, potato, bread crumbs, eggs, salt and pepper. 
  4. Mix well all the ingredients. Form patties.
  5. Heat oil in a large frying pan.
  6. Fry the patties until golden brown on both sides.
  7. Place them on a plate covered with paper towel, to drain.
  8. Serve accompanied by drained yogurt mixed with crushed garlic and chopped chives.
Note: As seen in the pictureThe same patties you can bake in the oven. You add 2 more eggs and 3 Tbs of oil to the mixture. You can omit the grated carrot, chopped parsley and dill.  Bake the patties in individual , oiled, aluminium containers or in oiled silicone baking molds. May be topped with grated gruyere or another cheese.







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