Potato Latkes -the traditional fried Chanukah indulgence has met it's match. I don't eat fried food, but I still wanted latkes on Chanukah!
If you read my previous blog post yesterday (link), you may remember that I searched the Internet for a oil-free vegan latke. I thought it was impossible to make a good vegan latke (oil-free) but they actually came out quite good!
I baked them in the air-fryer which probably makes them somewhat crispier than making them in the regular oven, but not sure.
These untraditional potato latkes tasted great with some organic applesauce that I picked up at Trader Joe's. (Yes, Laura- good one)
They were crispy, tasty, and very easy to make.
I followed the recipe for Latkes on a blog called Plants Rule- but I took a major shortcut.
My Grated Potato Shortcut
Instead of grating the potatoes, I bought a bag of grated hash brown potatoes that have nothing in them but grated potatoes.
I simply allowed the grated potatoes to thaw and then followed the recipe. That was my shortcut, but you could grate your own potatoes if you prefer.
Also, I baked the latkes in my air-fryer until one side became crispy, and then I turned them over and baked them until the other side looked crispy.
We enjoyed them topped with applesauce
I'm thinking about trying the latke recipe again with a mix of grated carrot, broccoli slaw, and potato. I'll let you know.
I'm letting you know:
This is an update using grated potatoes and grated broccoli and carrot slaw!
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| Grated Potato, broccoli slaw, Carrot |
Update: I tried making these latkes with a mixture of grated potato and broccoli slaw (which contained some grated carrot). It came out good but was slightly more difficult to handle than the mixture with strictly grated potato. I ended up adding a 1/4 cup of water to the vegetable and potato mixture to help it adhere better.
I did prefer the all potato latkes.
