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Not your traditional potato latke recipe (Accidentally Vegan and Gluten-Free)

December 26, 2016 By Sarah Leave a Comment

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Hanukkah is a holiday that celebrates the miracle of a small amount of oil (enough for just 1 day) lasting for 8 whole days. And how do we celebrate it? We fry things, lots of them, and then eat them. Seriously. We fry donuts; we fry up creative variations on potato latkes (potato pancakes) or other types of vegetable fritters. I’d love to see someone try to argue that Hanukkah is a healthy holiday because it just isn’t. But it is a delicious holiday, and a beautiful holiday, celebrating miracles, light and possibility, and a holiday that I looked forward to each year.

Last year I shared my Belgian style waffled potato latke recipe, which was a huge hit at my house and such a fun spin on typical potato latke recipes. This year I wanted to make something a bit more traditional, but with some new flavours. Latkes are traditionally eaten with applesauce, so I thought why not just add some apple right in there? And what goes well with apple? Cheese. So in addition to grated potato and onion, I also added some grated apple and vegan cheese. And it was pretty rad.

these potato apple latkes are the best vegan potato latkes you will ever eat | find more holiday recipes on accidentallycrunchy.com I love that you don’t really need a recipe when you are making potato latkes. It always just kind of works out. For this batch I grated 2 large yellow potatoes, 1 medium-ish onion (say 3″ in diameter), and 1/2 a granny smith apple and a golden delicious apple (you could just use golden delicious -I just used what I had). If you’re really pressed for time you could use the grating disc of your food processor.

The secret to a good latke is taking the time to squeeze out the extra liquid that is produced while grating (there will be lots of it!). This will help them hold their shape and cook more evenly. I put the grated ingredients into my strainer to press out as much liquid as I can.

After squeezing out the liquid, I added a dash of salt (maybe 1/8th of a tsp…you could add closer to 1/4 tsp if you like to taste the salt in your food), about 2″ of vegan cheese, grated, and 1 tbsp of flour (I used a standard gluten-free flour blend, but you could use regular flour or simple potato flour). Mixing it together I then heated  the oil in a frying pan and reduced it to medium-high.

Taking a handful of the potato mixture, I again squeezed out any remaining liquid, formed it into a patty, and dropped it into the oil. You’ll want to leave it to cook until nicely browned and crispy, and then flip and repeat on the other side. Once browned, remove the latkes to sit on a paper towel to remove the excess oil. You’ll get 5 or 6 latkes from these ingredients, so scale the recipe based on how many you’d like to make.

These latkes have a deliciously apple-saucy flavour thanks to the apple hiding in there, but that didn’t stop me serving them up with another side of (unsweetened) applesauce. You could pulse some mint leaves to mix into the applesauce to add an extra twist to this recipe.

Ready to make them yourself? Here’s the recipe!

Don’t forget to also try out my waffled zucchini and potato latkes recipe!

Not your traditional potato latke recipe (Accidentally Vegan and Gluten-Free)
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
10 mins
Total time
15 mins
 
Author: Accidentally Crunchy
Recipe type: Lunch & Dinner
Serves: 6 latkes
Ingredients
  • 2 large yellow potatoes, peeled and grated
  • 1 medium onion, peeled and grated
  • 1 and ½ apples (golden delicious or granny smith for a less sweet result), peeled and grated
  • 2-3" vegan mozzarella cheese, grated
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp flour (potato flour, or all purpose flour)
  • ⅓ cup canola oil for frying
Instructions
  1. Combine the grated potato, onion and apple and drain off as much moisture as possible.
  2. Add the grated cheese, salt and flour, and combine well.
  3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and then reduce to medium-high heat.
  4. Form patties from the potato mixture, again squeezing off any remaining liquid (to avoid the oil spitting).
  5. Fry until nicely browned and crispy on both sides.
  6. Remove to sit on a paper towel to drain off excess oil.
  7. Serve warm with applesauce
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This recipe has been included in Allergy Free Thursdays

Filed Under: Appetizers, Brunch, Dairy & Egg-Free (Vegan), Dairy & Nut-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg & Nut-Free, Egg-Free, Gluten-Free, Lunch and Dinner Mains, Party Foods, Side Dishes, Soy-Free, Vegan & Gluten-Free, Vegan & Nut-Free, Vegan & Soy-Free Tagged With: hanukkah, hanukkah foods, holiday foods

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