Courgette Patties with Tzaziki Dip

Posted on August 11, 2017

Hello everyone, The other day I was chatting with a really sweet new blogger friend, in regards to recipes with Courgettes/Zucchinis.  She mentioned that her garden is filled with Courgettes, and besides soups she really didn’t know what else to do with them. So, because I know she is a very busy bee, I am posting another recipe that I think she will enjoy, as I hope you will too. 🙂

This appetizer goes great with the famous Tzaziki Dip, which I think or I am sure most know of, so to accompany this absolutely delicious Courgette dish, I made the traditional Tzatziki dip. This dip recipe varies from region to region in Greece, others add dill, other add capers, personally the taste is the same as long as there is cucumber, olive oil, and garlic it’s Tzaziki.

The drinks that usually accompany these types of appetizers is Ouzo or Tsipouro, but again it could be beer, (I don’t drink Ouzo or Tsipouro…I am more of a wine person 🙂 ) it all comes down to what you enjoy drinking. 🙂 

I hope you enjoy both recipes.  🙂

Ingredients:

1 kilo Courgette/Zucchini

2 Eggs

1/4 cup Dill chopped

1/4 cup Parsley choppped

1/4 cup Mint choppped  (optional)

150 grams Self-rishing flour

Salt

Pepper

Vegetable Oil

 

Preparation:

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Wash Courgette

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Grate and set in the sink so that all the excess water can drain.

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In a large bowl add in the Courgette, herbs, eggs, flour, salt, pepper and combine.  Then with a spoon scoop one tablespoon of the mixture and set into the frying pan.

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Each side needs about 5 minutes to fry.  Turn over when one side is golden brown.

 

Tzatziki Dip

Ingredients:

1 Cucumber

1/2 kilo Yogurt

3-4 Garlic cloves

1/2 cup Olive Oil

1 tablespoon of Vinegar (white)

Salt 

Pepper

Dill or Parsley (optional)

Preparation:

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Cut Cucumber into 4 pieces, and spoon out the seeds.

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Next grate the cucumber/

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Use this little gadget if you have one for the garlic.  If you don’t I used a multi-blender until I got one and it worked out just fine for me.

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Add into the cucumber all the ingredients and mix….:)  

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Simple to make and rather quickly…

Kali Orexei!! 🙂

 

 

By foodzesty

Sophie Zographos

Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

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