Rainbow Vegetable Latkes

A root vegetable celebration for Hannukah month

Hi friends,

Latkes are one of those holiday foods that we are absolutely crazy for, but can’t quite bring ourselves to make outside of their designated season. It’s irrational. It’s arbitrary. It’s the truth. (It’s also probably the frying.) With Hannukah falling on Christmas this year, we were worried that our annual latke-eating window would get lost in the crush of holiday travel and gathering. So, we decided to celebrate latke season a couple weeks early.

Since there is no improving on Joan Nathan’s recipes for traditional potato latkes (this is with onion, this is without), we’ve put a Green Spoon spin on it and have made our latkes a vehicle for whatever the hell root vegetables and winter squash we have lying around, plus some protein-dense chickpea flour and a sprinkling of herbs. The result is a crispy and delicious take on the classic, brimming with sweetness and nuanced flavor from a mix of vegetables. Who knows, you might even want to make them more than once a year.

Greta + Fanny

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