Recipe - Green Onion Latkes

2 pound Mealy potatoes, peeled and
coarsely grated
6 To 10 green onions *
2 Eggs, lightly beaten
3 tablespoon Matzo meal/flour, or
combination
Salt and pepper
Oil for frying

* including tender green leaves, thinly cut or sliced up or coarsely chopped

Bits of pungent green onion offset the richness of the potato.

Rinse potatoes in cold water, then squeeze out excess liquid.

Place potatoes in a mixing bowl with green onions, eggs, matzo meal, salt
and pepper. Mix well.

Heat about 1/8 to One fourth inch oil in heavy frying pan, then drop spoonfuls of
the batter into the hot oil. Fry several pancakes at a time, cooking until
golden on the first side, then turning and cooking the other side. Serve
immediately, accompanied by sour cream.

Variation: Instead of green onions, add One half to 2/3 cup chopped chives.

PER SERVING (using a total of 2 tablespoons oil): 260 calories, 8 g
protein, 37 g carbohydrate, 10 g fat (2 g saturated), 105 mg cholesterol,
44 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.

Marlena Spieler writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, 12/16/92.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini