Carrot Beet Fritters with Yogurt Dill Sauce

For the beet and carrot fritters

• 1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil, plus more as needed
• 1 to 1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion (about 1 small onion)
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 medium russet or 2 Yukon Gold potates
• 3 carrots 
• 1 large beet
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

For the sauce

• 1 cup Greek yogurt
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped feathery dill fronds, plus more for garnish

Make the beet and carrot fritters

1. Heat 1/2 tablespoon peanut oil in a large nonstick skillet and gently sauté the onion until soft and translucent but not browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Dump everything into a bowl.

2. Coarsely grate the potatoes, carrots, and beets, keeping the piles of shredded vegetables separate. Put each pile, 1 at a time, in paper towels and squeeze out any excess moisture.

3. Toss the potatoes, carrots, and beets in a large bowl. Add the onion and garlic as well as the eggs and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Heat 1 tablespoon peanut oil in the skillet over medium to medium-low heat. Spoon mounds of the fritter mixture into the skillet to form fritters about 3 1/2 inches in diameter when gently pressed with the back of a spoon (we used 1/4 cup per fritter). You want the oil to sizzle a little, not splatter like crazy, when you plop the fritter mixture into the skillet. Cook until a crust forms on the bottom of the fritters and turns golden brown. Then gently flip each fritter and cook it on the other side until a crust forms. (Don’t overbrown the fritters or they’ll burn on the outside before they are cooked through on the inside.) After the crust is formed, reduce the heat and cook for 4 to 5 minutes on each side, or until the vegetables are cooked through. (You’ll know from the taste whether they’re cooked right through—the potato becomes sweet. Go on, cut into one and take a nibble.) You can keep the cooked fritters in a low-temperature oven while you finish frying the others, adding more oil to the skillet if necessary.

Make the sauce

1. Mix all the ingredients together.
2. Serve the beet and carrot fritters
3. Sprinkle the fritters with more chopped dill and pass the yogurt sauce on the side