I would never refuse a crispy potato latke but always welcome a change to the Hanukkah table. Zucchini latkes are the Meditteranean cousins of potato latkes with less carbs. They’ll leave you satisified, especially when paired with a bit of spice from the horseradish aioli.  Please see our Hanukkah Cocktail Party Menu posting for all the recipes.

Sephardic Zucchini Keftes (Latkes) with Horseradish aioli
Ingredients
3 lbs of zucchini
1 1/2 cups of plain bread crumbs (Matzoh for Pesach)
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon of salt (salt to taste)
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 tablespoon fresh Majoram or Greek Oregano
Olive oil

The Latkes
3 lbs of young zucchini (not too large)
Scrubbed, not peeled.
Chop off each end
Grate with box grater or use shredding function of food processor

In large bowl, add one teaspoon of kosher salt, toss and allow to sit
for 20 minutes. Salt will extract water from zucchini which you do
not want in your batter. Push through colander to remove excess water
and place in mixing bowl.

Lightly beat two large eggs and add to zucchini.

Finely chop a tablespoon of fresh Majoram or Greek Oregano. It may
still be alive in your garden (may be yellowing but still fine to
use) on the North Fork. Or you can come get some from our garden at
The Greenporter before the first frost.

Add 1 and 1/2 cups of plain bread crumbs (Matzoh for Pesach)and mix
with Zucchini and eggs.

You will need about a cup of oil for frying. Heat large flat skillet
and drizzle with olive oil and use a teaspoon to drop the latkes in pan. You’ll be
tempted to make the latke bigger but resist! Your guests will
appreciate the bite size portion and they won’t break apart either.
Serve latkes immediately or reheat in oven at high temperature (450
degrees) for 5 to 7 minutes prior to serving. Do not use microwave.

The Horseradish aioli (best made the night before)

Add two teaspoons of prepared horseradish (white or red) to one cup of
high quality mayo and one tablespoon of white vinager and mix. Add salt to
taste. Place in serving bowl and cover with plastic. Place on tray
with latkes before serving along with teaspoon.

If you are serving a dairy meal, you can use sour cream and make a horseradish cream instead.