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Sweet Potato Latkes

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  • Servings:

    Serves 4 as an appetizer

  • Prep Time:

    15 minutes

  • Cook Time:

    7 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
3 scallions, thinly sliced
3 scallions, thinly sliced
3/4 lb. sweet potatoes, peeled and grated
1/2 medium yellow onion, grated
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 tsp. grated orange zest
1/4 tsp. ground cumin
1/4 tsp. kosher salt, or to taste
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro
2 tsp. whole wheat flour
2 cups vegetable oil for frying
Sweet Potato Latkes

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with paper towels.
2. In a small bowl, stir together yogurt and scallions. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
3. In a large bowl, stir together grated sweet potatoes and onion. Stir in eggs until well blended. Add orange zest, cumin, salt, pepper, ginger, cilantro, and flour and stir well.
4. In a large skillet, heat about 1/2 inch of oil over medium to high heat. Drop heaping tablespoons of sweet potato mixture into oil. Press batter down in center with wooden spoon or spatula. Fry pancakes until golden brown on one side, about 4 minutes. Turn and brown other side, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on prepared baking sheet and keep warm in oven while you finish cooking all the latkes.
5. Serve latkes hot with scallion yogurt on the side.
Source: Hannaford fresh Magazine, November - December 2013

Nutrition

Nutritional Facts
Servings Serves 4
Base Nutrients
Calories n/a
Calories from Fat n/a
Total Fat n/a
Saturated Fat n/a
Cholesterol n/a
Sodium n/a
Total Carbohydrates n/a
Dietary Fiber n/a
Protein n/a
Vitamins
Vitamin A n/a
Vitamin C n/a
Minerals
Calcium n/a
Iron n/a
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