Zuccini Potato Latkes

Serves about 4 hungry people or 6 regular people, all depending on how long ago they ate before you started to fry these up …

• 1 medium onion
• 2 eggs
• 2 medium zuchinis, scrubbed
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled
• 2 t. potato starch
• ½ cup yellow cheese, such as Parmesan or mozzarella, shredded
• 2 stalks fresh parsley, chopped, optional
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¼ tsp. pepper
• 2 t. oil
• oil spray

Method

In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, process the onion until it is completely pureed. Add the eggs and process one more minute. Change the blade to the shredding blade. Shred the zucchini and potatoes onto the onion mixture. Pour the vegetables out into a large bowl and add the potato starch, cheese, and fresh parsley. Add the salt and pepper. Mix well by hand. Take out a large frying pan and spray it well with a thin coating of oil spray. Add 1 t. of oil to this and start to heat it on a medium to high flame. You will use the other 1 t. of oil when frying the second batch. Form small patties out of the cheese and vegetable mixture with the help of a milchig tablespoon. Place them by spoonfuls onto the hot pan. Using your spoon, shape them a bit more to make them look nice while they are on the pan. Flatten them slightly with a spatula. Let them sizzle until browned on the first side, then flip and do the same to the other side. When they are done, lay them out on a flat plate that is lined with one or two paper towels, so that the oil on the outside of the latkes is absorbed.

NOTE:

Using the parsley really adds to the nice look and taste of this recipe. I only wrote it's optional in case you have fussy little people who won't eat them if they see "those green things" coming out of their latkes

NOTE:

You'll be nicely surprised to see that this small amount of oil is sufficient to do the trick of "frying" the latkes to a nice crispness.