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SHARED by: Diana Arizpe, Chef and Educator Kitchen Little Cooking School

Root vegetable latkes are a delicious way to get your kids to eat vegetables that they otherwise wouldn’t touch! This recipe is a favorite among kids and parents alike!

Root Vegetable Latkes with Sour Cream & Chives

(makes about 12 latkes, 4 servings) 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• 1 pound assorted root vegetables (turnips, beets, parsnips, carrots)
• 1/2 pound boiling potatoes, such as Yukon Gold or Red Bliss
• 1 small onion
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 4 to 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 bunch of chopped chives

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

1. Preheat the oven to 250ºF.

2. Peel and coarsely shred the root vegetables, potato, and onion in a food processor fitted with the shredding disc (or grate by hand if you don’t have a food processor). Wrap veggies in a clean towel and wring out as much water as you can (this helps to make the latkes crispier). Transfer the vegetables to a small bowl. Add the egg, flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and toss well. 

2. Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Use a 1/4-cup measure to drop mounds of the vegetable mixture into the skillet and to flatten than to 4-inch rounds.

3. Cook until the bottoms are golden brown, about 5 minutes. Turn and brown the other sides, 4 to 5 minutes.

4. Transfer the latkes to a rimmed baking sheet and keep warm in the oven. Repeat, adding vegetable oil as needed, until all the vegetable mixture has been cooked.

5. Sprinkle the latkes with salt and pepper to taste and serve them with sour cream mixed with the chopped chives.