Place all the tomato fritter ingredients in a deep bowl and mix well with your hands until all the ingredients are well combined. Cover the bowl with cellophane wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Remove from refrigerator. Take a small amount of the mixture and shape it into a round ball. Repeat the process for the remaining mixture.
Heat a generous amount of sunflower oil in a deep pot over medium heat. Once heated, add the tomato fritters and fry until golden brown.
Remove the fritters with a slotted spoon and transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. Allow them to drain.
For the yogurt sauce:
In a bowl, mix together the strained yogurt, mint, lime juice, and olive oil, well seasoned with salt and pepper. Mix until all of the ingredients are completely combined.
Serve the tomato fritters with the yogurt sauce.
Notes
Chef’s tip: Chilling the mixture in the refrigerator contributes to achieving fluffier tomato balls.In case the tomatoes are overly ripe, allow them to strain in a colander to eliminate excess juice.
Celebrity Chef Giorgos Tsoulis specializes in modern Mediterranean cuisine and his recipes are widely appreciated not just in Greece and Cyprus but also around the world.
He has been the executive chef of numerous successful Greek restaurants, while at the same time hosting many popular culinary TV shows in Greece and Cyprus. Giorgos Tsoulis is passionate about educating his fans in more sustainable and healthy cooking and eating while making the most of the flavors of the ingredients.
As sustainable cuisine ambassador for WWF Hellas, he plays a key role in cooking activations that relate to the European #Eat4Change program, as well as the #Farm2Fork program.
