Zucchini Latkes and 3 Others for Carol

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I use the first one - you may like one of the others.

Enjoy!

Zucchini Latkes

From: Rani Merens

6 small or 3 large zucchini, grated and drained

1 small onion, grated

3 eggs

1 scoop unflavored protein powder

salt and pepper to taste

cooking oil (2 tablespoon for the batter and the rest to fry the latkes in)

Mix all ingredients together except the sour cream. Let batter rest for up to

1 hour. (If it is too watery, add a little more unflavored protein powder. If

too dry, add a little more oil.)

Heat cooking oil in a heavy frying pan and ladle the batter in to form the

latkes. Cook until browned on the bottom, turn, and continue cooking until

the other side is golden brown as well. (They will look kind of like hash

browns.) Remove to a serving platter and keep warm until you finish cooking

the rest of the latkes.

Serves 4 @ 261 calories, 24 grams fat, 6 grams protein, and 7 grams

carbohydrates w/ 2 grams fiber.

**Note: Nutritional analysis assumes 2 tablespoons of oil for the batter and

4 tablespoons of oil for frying. You may use less than that for the frying.

Zucchini Parmesan Latkes

Adapted From: Rani Merens' recipe and

Jewish Cooking in America by Joan

2 1/2 pounds zucchini

1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

1 cup chopped scallions

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon chopped garlic

1/2 cup chopped parsley

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 tablespoon pepper

2 teaspoons Splenda

1/4 cup unflavored protein powder (or more if necessary)

2 medium eggs

peanut oil for frying

Grate the zucchini and potatoes and toss in the lemon juice to prevent

browning. Squeeze the zucchini and potatoes through towels or a sieve. It is

imperative that you get almost all the moisture out of the vegetables.

Add the scallions, cheese, garlic, 1/2 cup of the parsley, salt and pepper,

sugar, flour, and eggs and toss to make sure that the ingredients are well

mixed.

Heat a 1/2 inch of peanut oil in a pan until hot and add thin silver

dollar-size pancakes, frying over high heat until golden brown and crispy.

When serving, sprinkle with a little more salt and the remaining chopped

parsley.

Yield: 24 pancakes.

Cheese Latkes

From: Barbara Pollack

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1/2 cup ricotta cheese

1/2 onion, minced

1/4 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

white pepper (to taste)

1 tablespoon ThickenThin not/Cereal thickener

1 teaspoon oil

1 tablespoon oil (for frying)

Combine all ingredients, except the oil for frying. This makes a thick

batter. (If you prefer, you can add water to make latkes that spread, but

this

increases cooking time.)

Fry in oil, flattening as you form the latkes. Wait until browned on the

underside, and firmly set, before flipping.

Drain on paper towels. Serve with sour cream.

***Note From Barbara: The oil in the recipe is an estimate of what appears to

be absorbed. You could use more for cooking, some of which will be absorbed,

but

the latkes seem to taste as good with less.

Serves 6. (The serving size is for fairly thick 2 to 2 1/2-inch latkes.)

Nutrition per latke (including the oil listed in recipe): 68 calories;

5.7g fat (2.1g sat); 1.4g carb (of which 0.3g is fiber); 3.0g protein. Also,

2% of Vitamin A, 1% of Vitamin C, 5% of Calcium, 1% of Iron RDVs

Fauxtato Latkes

From: Barbara Pollack

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3/4 pound cauliflower flowerets (approximately 4 cups)

1/2 onion

2 tablespoons egg, beaten

1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)

pepper (to taste)

1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

4 tablespoons ThickenThin not/Cereal thickener

4 tablespoons water

4 tablespoons water (optional)

3 ounces oil (for frying)

Using food processor, pulse onion until coarsely chopped. Add egg, salt,

pepper, sesame oil and mix in briefly. Add flowerets, and pulse until

everything is

chopped to a fine dice -- but NOT a paste.

Remove to separate bowl, to avoid the temptation to use the food processor

for further mixing (unless you love mushy latkes).

Add not/Cereal and water BY HAND. You need to add enough water for the

latkes to be able to spread. I like them thinner (with the extra water)

but they are quite good with less water too. Taste the seasoning and correct.

Fry in a generous amount of oil. I use between 50 and 60 percent of power on

a

2600-watt burner -- that's a lower temperature than I use for potato latkes

(I stick this information in recipes I make infrequently so I don't have to

reinvent the wheel. Drain on paper towels.

Carol Brown wrote:

> , I would love to have the recipe. A fellow I work with made some

> latkes yesterday, mostly zucchini, but also had taters in em...I only took a

> bite to try them, but they were delicious! Thanks in advance

> Carol

> Re: The story of Hanukkah Off topic

>

> > Thank you Norma! I lit my menorah last night, but it has been a while

> since I

> > read the whole story again. Thank you for the reminder. One of the

> traditional

> > Hanukkah foods is fried potato pancakes - latkes - but I am going to make

> > zucchini latkes instead. Anyone need the recipe?

> > Warmly,

> > Gainesville

> >

> > Norma wrote:

> >

> > > >From www.about.com

> > >

> > > About 2200 years ago, Greek kings, who reigned from Damascus, ruled over

> the

> > > land of Judea and the Jews living there.

> > > One Greco-Syrian King, Antiochus Epiphanes, forbade the Jewish people

> from

> > > praying to their G-d, practicing their customs, and studying their

> Torah.

> > > Antiochus forced the Jews to worship the Greek gods. It is said that he

> > > placed an idol of the Greek God Zeus on the alter in the Holy Temple of

> > > Jerusalem.

> > >

> > > In response to this persecution, Judah Maccabee and his four brothers

> > > organized a group of resistance fighters known as the Maccabees. They

> fought

> > > against paganism and oppression.

> > >

> > > The tenacity of the rebels, which came from their steadfast faith in one

> > > G-d, is one reason this military victory has been so celebrated by Jews

> in

> > > future generations. In one battle near Beit Horon, Judah's small army is

> > > intimidated by the size of the enemy army and Judah tells them to have

> faith

> > > that G-d is on their side:

> > >

> > > But when they saw the army coming to meet them, they said unto Judah:

> > > 'What? shall we be able, being a small company, to fight against so

> great

> > > and strong a multitude? ...' And Judah said: 'It is an easy thing for

> many

> > > to be shut up in the hands of a few, and there is no difference in the

> sight

> > > of Heaven to save by many or by few; for victory in battle standeth not

> in

> > > the multitude of an host, but strength is from Heaven. They come unto us

> in

> > > fullness of insolence and lawlessness, to destroy us and our wives and

> our

> > > children, for to spoil us; but we fight for our lives and our laws. And

> He

> > > Himself will discomfort them before our face; but as for you, be yet not

> > > afraid of them. " (The First Book of Maccabees)

> > >

> > > Against great odds, after three years of fighting, the Maccabees

> succeeded

> > > to drive the Greco-Syrians out of Judea. Hanukkah proclaims the message

> of

> > > the prophet Zachariah: " Not by might, not by power, but by My spirit. "

> > >

> > > The Maccabees reclaimed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. They cleaned the

> > > Temple, removing the Greek symbols and statues. When Judah and his

> followers

> > > finished cleaning the temple, they rededicated it. On the 25th day of

> the

> > > month of Kislev in 164 BCE, the Temple was purified and rededicated.

> > >

> > > According to tradition, when the Maccabees entered the Holy Temple, they

> > > discovered that the Greco-Syrians had defiled the oil which was used to

> > > Temple's menorah. Only one vat of purified oil remained - enough for

> only

> > > one day. It would take the Jews a week to process more purified oil.

> Then a

> > > miracle occurred. The Maccabees lit the menorah and it burned for not

> one,

> > > but eight days, by which time the new, purified oil was ready. This is

> why

> > > the Hanukkah Menorah has 8 candles (not including shamash candle used to

> > > light the others) and one reason why we celebrate Hanukkah for eight

> days.

> > >

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