Latkes! Who doesn't like a potato pancake? Well how about if we mix it up a little and swap zucchini for potato, add some fresh citrus and herbs and serve them with dinner instead of breakfast? Sounds good to me!! I was fortunate enough to receive the largest zucchini I have ever seen fresh from the garden and only needed that one to make the whole recipe. Shout out R+L! Thanks!

The largest zucchini I've ever seen, beautiful salmon fillet, sumptuous oyster mushrooms, and purple Russian garlic, all fresh from beautiful BC.

Ingredients:

4 cups zucchini, grated, rested, squeezed

2 ct eggs

1 ct lemon, juice and zest

0.5 ct lime, juice and zest

1 tbsp fresh thyme, chopped fine

1 tbsp fresh basil, chiffonade

0.5 ct yellow onion, small dice

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

0.5 cups bread crumbs (optional)

Procedure: Preheat oven to 400F

Start by grating your zucchini and laying it out on a sheet tray. Sprinkle a little salt over the zucchini and let it rest for 10-15 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl combine, eggs, citrus, herbs, onion, garlic, and bread crumbs. Once the zucchini has had time to release some moisture, using a clean kitchen towel, appx 1 cup at a time ring out the zucchini squeezing as much juice out as possible. Add your zucchini to the bowl and fold all the ingredients together. season with salt and pepper. To shape the latkes; take a ring mold and a piece of saran wrap. Place the saran wrap over the mold and drop 2oz of latke mix into the center. Flip the mold over onto a greased, parchment lined, baking tray and press the latke into shape. Remove the mold by lifting up the saran wrap and voila, a beautiful latke. Place the latkes into the oven for 15 minutes. Cool at room temperature and store wrapped in the fridge or in a freezer bag and keep for up to 3 months.

To pan fry: Heat a medium frying pan on medium high heat with enough oil to coat the pan. Pan fry the latke for 4 minutes on each side until cripy and well browned.

To bake: preheat oven to 400F and bake for 10-15 minutes or until warmed throughout.

From the freezer: Preheat your oven to 400F, bake the latke for 15-20 minutes, from this stage you can pan fry them as directed above or eat as is.

Zucchini latkes accompanying seared salmon and oyster mushrooms suateed in beurre noisette! Delicious!!!

note: if you are worried about tasting for seasoning due to the raw eggs you can always take a tbsp of your latke mix and quickly pan fry it.

note: shaping can be done however you like, drop mounds of latke mix directly into a frying pan, press them down and you have brilliantly rustic zucchini pancakes. make latke rolls, play around with different molds, the possibilities are there waiting for you!

I hope you enjoy!! let me know what you do with your latkes!

-S2

Zucchini latkes