When we were in Athens a couple of months ago I saw these on a picture menu...They sounded wonderful - and unpronounceable - after a week in Athens I could nearly say it. It now trips off my tongue with great facility, but I think it's actually easier to make them than say it.
They were utterly delicious and I had them several times - and found they were not equally delicious every where; I have also eaten them in a Turkish restaurant, but I don't recall the Turkish name. So, for the last few weeks I've been waiting for an excuse to make some. I found a Greek recipe on a reputable looking Greek food blog here http://www.mygreekdish.com/recipe/kolokithokeftedes-fried-zucchini-balls-or-courgette/
My version was slightly different. I used dill (about 1/3 of a supermarket packet) instead of mint, and about 200g feta, and I had quite a lot of sourdough bread crumbs, so I used half breadcrumbs and half the flour - they were utterly fabulous. I seldom love my own food so much, but this was good. We ate it with tzatziki. I might do it again, the recipe made about 20 odd and could probably stretch if one gave everyone 3. The recipe says for 8-10 - but it depends what you're doing it with. I think perhaps they would be good as pre-dinner snacks with drinks.
My version was slightly different. I used dill (about 1/3 of a supermarket packet) instead of mint, and about 200g feta, and I had quite a lot of sourdough bread crumbs, so I used half breadcrumbs and half the flour - they were utterly fabulous. I seldom love my own food so much, but this was good. We ate it with tzatziki. I might do it again, the recipe made about 20 odd and could probably stretch if one gave everyone 3. The recipe says for 8-10 - but it depends what you're doing it with. I think perhaps they would be good as pre-dinner snacks with drinks.
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