Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes (about 1 lb)
  • 1 cup grated aged cheddar cheese
  • ¼ cup chopped green onion (plus a few extra for garnish)
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • Oil (for frying (see notes))
  • ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
  • Zest from 1 lemon
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh is best)
  • 1 small garlic clove (very finely minced)

Instruction

  • Peel the sweet potatoes then grate them using the large holes on your cheese grater. Put them in a large bowl and add the cheddar cheese and chopped green onions.
  • Whisk the eggs with sea salt and pepper and add them to the bowl with the sweet potatoes. Mix everything together well.
  • Heat a medium-sized frying pan over medium-high heat. Once the pan is hot, add a splash of oil. Take a handful of the sweet potatoes and form it into a fritter - don't worry if it doesn't stick together well. Working in batches, and adding more oil to the pan between batches, fry the fritters in the hot pan for 3-4 minutes per side. Press the tops of the fritters down gently, so they stick together better and adjust the heat if they start to get too brown. Set the cooked patties on a baking sheet in your oven with your oven on to its lowest setting to keep them warm while you pan-fry the rest.
  • While the sweet potato fritters are cooking, prepare the lemon yogurt. In a small bowl mix the yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice, and garlic.
  • Serve the sweet potato fritters with the lemon yogurt and some sliced green onions over top.