Take a lighter approach to your latke making this season and switch out the potato for these Butternut Squash Latkes topped with Za’atar and Labneh.
I feel like I’ve been a bit whiney lately, have I? Well, if so let’s change that around and talk about positive things, fun things, like the fact that Chanukah starts next week and oh it’s my birthday too!
Do you know what that means? It means a week of really good eating here in Little Red Kitchen land.
Next to Thanksgiving, Chanukah ranks up there as my favorite holiday. How can you pass up the opportunity to eat all the fried foods and gamble with chocolate coins?
Even so, as I get older (grumble), my stomach starts to complain if I have too much fried food. Which basically means if I want to have latkes for 8 nights straight, I better come up with a way to cook them that doesn’t use a vat of oil (I exaggerate, but only slightly).
It just so happens that my search for a lighter latke lined up with the release of OXO’s new cookware line.
You do know OXO makes cookware now, right?
It’s fine, I totally get it if you aren’t up to date on all your OXO news but you need to be informed now. Just like their kitchen tools, the cookware is beautifully crafted to make your life easier. So of course, I felt the need to try out the Non-Stick Pro 11 inch Square Griddle to see if latkes could be made with just a schmear of oil.
Guess what? They can. Are they going to be like your normal crispy and crunchy potato latkes? No they aren’t, they are more pancake like with a golden crust on the outside. The sweetness from the squash comes shining through and since we aren’t going traditional here, a little topping with za’atar and labneh felt like the perfect fit.
Extra bonus? Your home won’t smell like a fry house when you are finished cooking.
Want to give it a go? Lucky you can win your own griddle if you keep reading.
Ingredients
- 1 small to medium butternut squash, shredded
- 1 medium onion, shredded
- 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, plus extra to season
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon avocado, grapeseed or organic canola oil
- za'atar and labneh for topping
Instructions
- In a medium bowl coming the shredded squash, onion, flour, salt, pepper and baking powder.
- Heat your griddle over medium heat for about a minute or two or until it's nice and hot.
- Brush oil across the surface of the griddle and form 1/4 cup patties of the shredded squash, squeezing out excess liquid and place it on the griddle. Flatten the latkes slightly and make sure not to crowd the pan.
- Cook for 7-9 minutes or until it's golden brown and crispy before flipping. Cook for another 5-7 minutes then transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet and season with salt.
- Keep warm in a 200 degree heated oven while you continue to cook the rest of the latkes.
- Serve latkes hot topped with labneh and a sprinkling of za'atar.
How about that griddle? What would you do with a new one? It’d be perfect for some Saturday morning pancakes or french toast, right? How about frying some eggs up on it? I’ve got some big plans in store!
Want to know how to win?
One lucky person will win one (1) OXO Non-stick Pro 11 inch Square Griddle. To enter, simply follow the instructions in the rafflecopter widget below. Giveaway is open from December 10th to December 17th 2014 to U.S. Residents only age 18+. Winners will be randomly selected and notified via email. The winner has 48 hours to respond, otherwise their prize will be forfeited and a new winner will be selected.
Disclaimer: I was provided with OXO’s griddle for recipe development purposes. All opinions stated are my own.
Pancakes!
Latkes, of course!
I want to try a gingerbread pancake recipe.
Oooooh… I would make potato pancakes – one of my favorite things in the world. My mother and grandmother made them for me a lot growing up and they always felt like such a delicious treat! I can imagine a ton of great uses for this, though. Pancakes, fried eggs, and any other thing which would be easier to pick up without the side of the pan in the way!
Grilled cheese!
i would make pancakes
My family is kind of obsessed with latkes and I’ve started to make the baked version recently. However, I haven’t tried them with butternut squash and za’atar – that is something I have to try!
Oh latkes are sooo good. I am right there with you sister. Fried foods are amazing but after a while my old age reminds my body, “hey! you’re not 21! you cannot live off grease and grease alone!”
I’ve never had these…but they look good
The latkes are so perfect!! AND I need that griddle! π
P.S. THAT MUG!! I LOVE IT!
It’s one of my favorite mugs! It’s always on display!
Bacon!
I would make some kimchi pancakes!
I would make potato latkes. Yours look so good!
These latkes! They look so so YUMMY, Susan!
These sound delicious! I would most likely make pancakes – my kids fave π
I might make potato latkes (the classic kind); because much as I adore your recipe idea (and might make it for some ladies) my husband would keel over if I changed the latkes in even the tiniest way!
I’d make my hubby chocolate chip pancakes.
I’d love to try these beauties if I won! Thanks for the giveaway!
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Homemade tortillas!
I would make potato latkes, but eventually I would use it for pancakes too.
That looks like a great griddle!
I am seriously leaning towards those latkes! They look amazing!!!
I’m pretty sure I would cook these butternut squash latkes on the OXO griddle! They sound amazing and butternut squash is my all time favorite winter squash!
cinnamon swirl french toast!
I’d try this recipe if I won! π
I love OXO and these latkes are right up my alley. All of the best ingredients!
I would use this to make pancakes!
I would make pancakes
I would do pancakes and French toast. . . but I would certainly try the Butternut Squash Latkes because I love squash!
Great idea to use butternut squash instead of potatoes! I love cooking pancakes and French toast on a griddle.
I would make pancakes!
I’d love a griddle for making flat bread.
OXO has cookware now?!? I so have to check that out. I’ve met very few products from them that I haven’t loved.
These latkes look phenomenal. I love the twist of using za’atar and labneh.
Awesome idea to use butternut squash…and za’atar (mmmm)!
french toast!!
That would be the perfect grilled cheese pan.
I love, love, loooove laktes! I was at the Christmas market last weekend and had a huge one and felt sick afterwards. So oily! These look way better. π
Oh yes, latkes love them in any form butternut squash, sweet potato, standard potato so delicious and Alena told me that she could eat them every day for breakfast, lunch & dinner. So yes, reducing the oil and smell in the house would be fantastic. No worries so, I will not oblige Alena’s wishes but we still make them at least once every couple of weeks.
I’d make grilled sandwiches or french toast
These little latkes look delicious! Love that you used butternut squash.
I have never had a latke but they look amazing!
I jut love this recipe Susan. I want to dig right in. But first I need a griddle. Then I can make these. Or chocolate pancakes. Because, you know, chocolate.
I would make latkes, vegetable pancakes,hashbrowns, salmon patties, corned beef hash, vegetable omelettes, and french toast if I won.
My husband’s family celebrates Hanukkah but I never have (heck, I’m not even sure I can spell it right). But I would love to honor his family’s faith and heritage in some way and whipping up some of these would be perfect! I may need to pick your brain for some other ideas, too. Also, happy birthday!
Getting old sucks. It sucks. But I am glad you came up with this butternut squash latke recipe which allows me to eat a ton. A ton? Too much? 5lbs. Ok, that sounds good.
pancakes would be great.
Pancakes would be cooked on this .
a french toast or 4 cheese grilled cheese sandwich
Something with eggs
What I really want to know is: what goes in the ‘Jewish Penicillin’ cup! But I’d make lots and lots of pancakes and try my hand at crepes if I won this OXO griddle!
Jewish Penicillin = Chicken Soup because when your sick it’s the perfect medicine!
I would try this recipe and pancakes
I would try this recipe at once! Thanks for the chance to win!
Pancakes, grilled cheese sandwiches, potato pancakes, all kind soft yummy stuff.
definitely chocolate chip pancakes
i would cook pancakes on my griddle
I would make a grilled cheese!
wheat pancakes!
I would make blueberry pancakes with the berries I froze this spring!
first I’d make pancakes.. that’s the test for me. Then grilled cheese. If those came out the way I loved them.. I’d probably make anything and everything I could. love cooking on a good griddle
I really need a new griddle to make coconut flour or zucchini with soy four pancakes.