Tasty and healthy are the Fennel patties we have tasted in Tinos Island cooked for us by Tinos Farm to Table. To complete this beautiful dish, potato patties with garlic and capers. Easy recipes for when fresh fennel is in season!!

For the fennel patties (ingredients)

Fresh fennel leaves 1cups chopped

Dried fennel 1tbsp

Onion 1 diced

Fresh scallions chopped (whole with green part)

Self-rising flour 2 cups

Salt and pepper

Water cold as much as it takes to make a thick batter

Oil for frying (olive oil if you live in Greece)

For the potato patties (ingredients)

Potatoes boiled and peeled 1kilo

Garlic 3 cloves crushed to pulp

Capers small whole 1/3cups

Olive oil 1/4cups

Dried fennel 1tbsp

Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Fennel patties

Chop the fresh fennel, onion, scallions and mix in a bowl together with dried fennel.

Add the self-rising flour

Pour in enough cold water to make a thick paste like batter

Season with salt and pepper

Take spoonful of the batter and fry in hot oil to brown on both sides

Drain on kitchen paper

Potato patties

Boil the potatoes and peel them

Crush them with a fork of potato masher

Add the capers whole and the olive oil

Season with salt and pepper to taste

Mix well and shape them to patties

Serve with Fennel patties

Recipe Alexandros Androvic, Tinos Farm To Table

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