Sweet Pea Feta Cakes with Yogurt Sauce
Sweet Pea Feta Cakes have a beautiful bright green color and a delicious fresh herb and pea flavor. They are perfectly paired with the tangy and cool lemon and cilantro yogurt sauce.
Equipment
- heavy-bottomed medium-sized skillet
Ingredients
=====Yogurt Sauce====
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
=====Pea Feta Cakes=====
- 1 pound frozen peas -- thawed
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 large eggs -- beaten
- zest from one lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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- 3 tablespoons Za'atar
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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- 3/4 cup chopped mint leaves
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves
- 8 ounces crumbled feta cheese
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- canola oil
Instructions
=====Yogurt Sauce=====
- Combine all yogurt sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
=====Pea Feta Cakes=====
- Pulse the peas in a food processor fitted with a metal blade until roughly chopped, 12 or 15 times. Stir after every few pulses. (It's fine to have a few whole peas left.)
- Place the peas in a bowl and stir in the yogurt, eggs, lemon zest, salt, and pepper.
- Stir in the Za'atar, flour, and baking powder. When just combined, fold in the mint, cilantro, and feta.
- Set a cooling rack on a baking sheet lined with paper towels next to the stove.
- In a heavy-bottomed medium-sized skillet, heat 1/4-inch of oil to 350∫F. Drop 1/3 cup of pea mixture into the oil, flattening to a cake. (Work in batches; I do three at a time).
- Brown the first side of the cakes for 2 minutes. Flip the cakes and brown for an additional 2 minutes. Remove to the rack to drain and continue cooking the rest of the cakes.
- Serve cakes warm with the yogurt sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 307kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 17gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 777mgPotassium: 376mgFiber: 6gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1298IUVitamin C: 35mgCalcium: 385mgIron: 5mg
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