Greek tomato fritters (Domatokeftedes)
Servings 10 fritters
Ingredients
fritters
- about 6 roma tomatoes (about 2 ½ C chopped)
- generous pinch sea salt
- 1 C finely chopped red onion
- ½ C finely chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 C all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
herby yogurt dipping sauce
- 1 C plain unsweetened vegan yogurt
- ¼ teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped basil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped oregano
- 1 green onion, finely chopped
- sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place chopped tomatoes in a colander and sprinkle and toss with a generous pinch of sea salt. Place this in the sink and allow the tomatoes to drain tomatoes for about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile you can make the dipping sauce. Combine plain vegan yogurt with lemon zest, chopped herbs, green onion and sea salt and ground pepper to taste. Making this one day in advance is also recommended to develop the flavors further.
- Once the tomatoes have drained you can shake the colander gently to strain out the excess water but there's no need to squeeze the tomatoes or anything. Pour the tomatoes into a mixing bowl. Add chopped red onion, basil oregano, sugar, cinnamon, sea salt, and ground pepper. Mix to combine. Then add in the flour and baking powder. Combine with your hands to mix well. Refrigerate this for 45 minutes to 1 hour. This should look a little more loose or wet after sitting in the fridge but still stick well together.
- When ready to fry the fritters, add neutral vegetable oil to a large cast iron pan or skillet and heat over medium to medium-high. This is a shallow fry, so there should be about ¼-inch of oil in the pan.
- Using about ¼ cup of mixture for each fritter (you could use slightly less if you want to make more), gently place the dollops of fritter dough in the hot oil spaced well apart. Fry for about 4 minutes on each side until very golden brown. Scoop out the fried fritters with a slotted spoon and shake off excess oil over the pan, before transferring to a paper towel lined baking sheet. Fry the remaining fritters in batches until the dough is all gone. Serve immediately with the herby yogurt dipping sauce and garnish with more fresh herbs if desired.
