Greek Cauliflower Fritters

Super easy cauliflower fritters with a crispy yet creamy texture can be an appetizer or a snack in a pinch.

There are people who hate steamed cauliflower but would eat 4-5 of those fritters with out even blinking. My dad used to transform leftover cauliflower into delicious fritters and the whole family would go crazy about them. The fritters would disappear pretty quickly and would not even make it to the table 🙂

These fritters are similar to my dad’s recipe and so easy to make! You can use already cooked cauliflower florets, mix them with a few ingredients, fry for a couple of minutes and the perfect snack is created.

In a medium-large bowl add the cauliflower, parmesan, yogurt, egg, mustard and the flour. Gently mix everything well together. The cauliflower will start falling apart easily so be gentle. Season with salt and pepper, add the chili flakes if you like.

Because the mix will be quite wet, use two teaspoons to grab some of the cauliflower mix and add it to the pan. Use the spoons to form the cauliflower patties. Add a couple of more. Don’t crowd the pan. Use high heat and let the oil become very hot before adding the fritters. Fry each one 2-3 minutes total for both sides, or until they are golden and lightly crispy on the outside. Remove fritters on a paper towel to absorb extra oil. Repeat process until all mix is used. Fritters can be served immediately or at room temperature.

What if I don’t have all ingredients on hand?

I think that is is important right now to be flexible about ingredients and make the most of what we have handy. It also gives us an opportunity to get creative and enjoy making food.

• You can also use raw riced cauliflower. Just add it in the mix as is, cauliflower will cook while frying.
• If you don’t have parmesan cheese use feta, pecorino romano or leave it out completely.
• No Greek yogurt? Use sour cream instead.
• You can also use broccoli instead of cauliflower. If you have leftover roasted veggies you can experiment and create your own fritters. That way you eliminate extra food waste and it can be fun to create something new from scratch.

If you like fritters check my Tomato Fritters, or tomatokeftedes in Greek, they are absolutely perfect for the rich tomato summer season.  The Zucchini & Feta Fritters are are a very popular summer food in our house. They are fragrant and light and oh-so tasty.

You can also try:

• Delicious feta cheese puff pastries with leeks and dill are a great appetizer.
• This heartwarming tomato soup with feta & basil is the best comfort food.
• Absolutely scrumptious Greek shrimp bake will wow your guests!
• A great main meal or side is this arakas – greek sweet peas recipe.

If you’ve tried these cauliflower fritters or any other recipe on The Greek Foodie, then don’t forget to rate the recipe and leave me a comment below! I would love to hear about your experience making it.

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Greek Cauliflower Fritters

Super easy cauliflower fritters with a crispy yet creamy texture can be an appetizer or a snack in a pinch.

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Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Course: Appetizer-snack

Cuisine: Greek

Servings: 12

Calories: 68kcal

Author: Jenny

Equipment

• frying pan
  frying pan
• a medium-large bowl
  a medium-large bowl

Ingredients

• 2 cups cauliflower cooked. You can subsituted with 2 cups uncooked cauliflower rice.2 cups cauliflower cooked. You can subsituted with 2 cups uncooked cauliflower rice.
• 1 cup parmesan cheese grated.1 cup parmesan cheese grated.
• 4 tbsp Greek yogurt4 tbsp Greek yogurt
• 2 tbsp mustard optional.2 tbsp mustard optional.
• 1 egg1 egg
• ½ cup all purpose flour½ cup all purpose flour
• sea saltsea salt
• freshly ground pepperfreshly ground pepper
• 1 tbsp chili flakes optional.1 tbsp chili flakes optional.
• olive oil or vegetable oil for frying.olive oil or vegetable oil for frying.

Instructions

• In a medium-large bowl add the cauliflower, parmesan, yogurt, egg, mustard and the flour. Gently mix everything well together. The cauliflower will start falling apart easily so be gentle. Season with salt and pepper, add the chili flakes if you like.
• Heat 2-3 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan using high heat. Because the mix will be quite wet, use two teaspoons to grab some of the cauliflower mix and add it to the pan. With the help of the spoons give the the fritter a round shape. Add a couple of more fritters. Don't crowd the pan. Fry each fritter 2-3 minutes total for both sides, or until they are golden and lightly crispy on the outside.
• Remove fritters on a paper towel to absorb extra oil. Repeat process until all mix is used.
• Fritters can be served immediately or at room temperature.

Nutrition

Calories: 68kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 185mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 283IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 114mg | Iron: 1mg

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