Introduction: Fried Vegetable Balls
These fried vegetable balls can be adapted to any season. The technique remains the same, but the vegetables will vary. A great meze to offer as an appetizer or for a party buffet!
Step 1: • Ingredients:
· 1 kg mixed greens (chard, white beet, sow-thistle, poppy)
· 250 gr fresh, green onions
· 100 gr fennel
· ½ kg flour
· 1 egg
· 250 gr feta cheese
· salt
· oil for frying
Step 2: Procedure:
· Clean and wash the greens, mince them and knead them with salt.
· Mince the onion and the fennel.
· It is up to you whether you want to mince everything to a paste or leave some pieces.
· This will affect the texture of the balls.
· Drain the greens, and add them to the minced onion and fennel.
· Mix with flour, egg and cheese and knead.
· Let rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
· Take a big frying pan, half fill it with oil and heat it.
· Shape the mixture into small balls with your hands and fry them over a medium heat on both sides until brown.
· Serve hot.
Appreciate this delightful recipe from Mediterranean and share your practice.