These Greek tomato fritters also have corn, zucchini, onions, feta, and many herbs. Easy to make, they are delicious and perfect for the rich tomato summer season.

If you love these tomato fritters, you will also love these chickpea fritters, Greek meatballs-keftedes, or delicious fried crispy zucchini!

A plate with tomato corn fritters, utensils on a cloth napkin and a bowl with yogurt sauce at the back.

Overview

Here is what you need

Ripe tomatoes. Check our guide at the bottom of the post on how to choose a great tomato.
Fresh herbs. Like basil, mint, and parsley.
Zucchini. They add extra flavor that complements the tomato.
Fresh sweet corn kernels. The sweetness of the corn makes a good pair with the tomatoes
Greek feta cheese. The tangy feta flavor brings the fritter to life.

How to make tomatokeftedes

Grated tomatoes in a strainer over a bowl.

Step 1. Grate the tomatoes, and place them in a mesh strainer over a bowl—season with a pinch of salt. Repeat the process for the zucchini.

Grated zucchini in a strainer over a bowl, next to a bowl with onion, and a tomato.

Step 2. Let both release most liquids while you prepare the rest of your ingredients.

A white bowl with mix for tomato fritters and a red silicon spoon.

Step 3. In another bowl, mix the flour and baking powder. Add the grated tomatoes, zucchini, corn kernels, diced onion, crumbled feta, and chopped fresh herbs. Add some chili flakes. Don’t over-mix; it is better to have a little chunky mixture, and the edges will get crispy and delicious.

Three tomato fritters frying in a skillet.

Step 4. Heat some olive oil in a nonstick skillet. Take a full tablespoon of the tomato corn fritter and place it in the pan. Shape it a little bit with the spoon to make it a little tidier. Add two more patties added to the pan and fry on medium heat for 3-5 minutes, until golden and lightly crispy. Transfer the tomato corn fritters to a dish lined with paper towels, it helps absorb the extra oil and keeps them crispy and not soggy.

Make the yogurt simple sauce in the recipe and serve it with tomato corn fritters for immediate consumption! The tomato corn fritters are also delicious at room temperature. I often grab a couple and a piece of cheese for a quick snack. If there are any left, that is.

Side dishes for tomato fritters

Serve the fritters Greek family style with homemade fries, a Greek peasant salad, roasted gigantes beans, or stuffed squash blossoms. Enjoy the tomato corn fritters as a side dish to a roast chicken or a snack with a piece of olive oil bread and some feta. Instead of this yogurt sauce, pair them with garlicky tzatziki or the Greek fava dip from yellow split peas.

How to choose a good tomato

If there were a request for each country’s cuisine to be represented by a vegetable/fruit for Greece, it would be the tomato.
Greek tomatoes are glorious, and you can find them almost all year round in Greece due to the fantastic climate. They are so fragrant and fresh, an absolute delight to eat, especially in the traditional Greek salad. In the summertime here in the eastern part of the United States, one can find fantastic heirloom tomatoes that remind me of the ones back home.
You can recognize a good tomato by three things.
- The vibrant color, firm but also tender skin, and most importantly, the scent.
I confess to going around farmers’ markets or Whole Foods sniffing tomatoes before buying them. I realize it is not everyone’s cup of tea to sniff tomatoes, but it’s a foolproof way to know if you are getting the real thing.
A good tomato smells like summer—end of the story. There are so many so-called heirloom varieties that have no scent whatsoever. And to me, that means that they lack flavor. So, sniff before you buy, and I promise you will never go home with a bad batch.
When in doubt use Campari tomatoes. Most supermarkets have them in stock. It is a good tomato variety similar to a Greek tomato. Campari is small and sweet, fragrant, and very tasty.