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Hot polenta fritters

Hot polenta fritters with tzatsiki

Hot polenta fritters with a cooling tzatziki. Italy meets Tex-Mex meets Greece. A perfect starter that can be varied endlessly.
Course Side Dish
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

Polenta fritters

  • 1 1/2 cup polenta plus 2 tablespoon extra for dusting
  • 4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco

Tzatziki

  • 1 cup Yogurt greek, strained
  • 1/4 cucumber
  • 2 pinch salt
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon oregano dried
  • 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove grated

Instructions
 

Polenta fritters

  • Bring water to boil and whisk in the polenta. Add salt and stir constantly. Add Tabasco when the polenta starts to thicken.
  • Pour into a greased casserole. Try to distribute the polenta into an even thickness. Place in the fridge for an hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 220ºC/425ºF.
  • Cut chilled polenta int strips, about 1/2 inch thick. Brush with oil an dust with the extra polenta. Distribute to a baking tray with parchment paper in one single layer.
  • Bake for 30 minutes, or until crisp and golden.

Tzatziki

  • Grate the cucumber and place in a sieve. Add salt and stir. Let drain for an hour.
  • Mix yogurt, oil, oregano, and garlic. Let it sit while you're waiting for the cucumber to drain.
  • Combine the cucumber with the rest of the ingredients. Add lemonjuice and extra salt if needed.
Keyword side dish, starter
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