- Zucchini balls with ouzo and mint

Category: Mediterranean Diet, Santorini island recipe.

Serves: 4 - 6 

Preparation time: 25min + 1h rest

Level: Easy

Ingredients:

• 800 g. zucchini
• 2 green onions
• 2 tbsp. Chopped dill
• 2 tbsp. Chopped mint
• 1 egg
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup of tea grated Parmesan
• 4 tbsp. Ouzo
• 5-6 tbsp. Flour, all-purpose
• 1/2 cup.^eleon^ extra virgin olive oil  $
• salt
• freshly ground pepper

Preparation:

1. Wash zucchini and grate the zucchini in thick side of the grater.
2. Put them in a colander and salt them. Leave them at least 1 hour in a colander. After 1 hour, squeeze with your hands to take out the extra fluids.
3. Cut the onions into rings.
4. In a bowl add the grated zucchini, spring onions, dill, mint, egg, garlic, ouzo, salt, pepper and stir.
5. Add flour or as needed so that the mixture is not too tight but simply to hold the materials together.
6. Heat thoroughly olive oil in a large nonstick skillet. With a tablespoon get mixture from the bowl and pour carefully into the pan.
7. Fry for a few minutes on both sides until golden zucchini a nice golden color.
8. Remove the zucchini bowls from the pan with a slotted spoon and place on kitchen paper before serving to drain the excess olive oil.

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