Greek Tomato Fritters
Greek Tomato Fritters — crisp and golden brown, these fritters are the perfect Thanksgiving side and pair so well with a zingy, homemade tzatziki! 🍅✨ I had these for the first time in Santorini last summer—where they’re traditionally called tomatokeftedes — and fell in love with the melt-in-mouth texture! 😍
Ingredients
Tomato Fritters:
- 4 medium tomatoes , diced
- 1/4 tsp salt , for the tomatoes
- 1/2 cup shallots (onions) , finely chopped
- 1/4 cup parsley , finely chopped
- 15-20 sprig mint leaves , finely chopped
- 1/4 cup green onions , finely chopped
- salt , to taste
- 1 tsp red chili flakes
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- oil , for frying
Tzatziki (Greek Yogurt Dip):
- 1 cup hung curd or greek yogurt
- 2 small english cucumbers , grated and lightly squeezed
- 2-3 tbsp dill , finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic , minced
- salt , to taste
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- olive oil , for garnish
- red chili powder , for garnish
- dill , finely chopped for garnish
Garnish:
- green onions , finely chopped
Instructions
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Mix your salt and tomatoes together and leave them in a bowl for 10-15 mins. Then, strain your tomatoes, making sure to remove all of the excess water.
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In a bowl, combine your drained tomatoes with onions, parsley, mint, green onion, salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper, all-purpose flour, baking soda. The water from the tomatoes will help create a wet dough.
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Heat some neutral oil for frying on medium heat. Use an ice cream scoop or a spoon to drop your batter into the oil and then flatten it into the shape of a patty. Make sure your patty is not too thick, otherwise it won’t get crispy!
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Once your fritters are fried, create a quick tzatziki yogurt dip by mixing together all of your ingredients and garnish with olive oil, red chili powder and some dill.
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Garnish your Greek Tomato Fritters with green onions and serve with the tzatziki, enjoy!
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- If you want, you can add 2 tbsp of feta cheese (make sure to balance the salt). I don't like adding it as it makes the fritters too dry.