Swedish root vegetable cheese patties

Swedish root vegetable cheese patties

Vegetarian

Swedish potato pancakes: grated carrots, parsnips, and celeriac, leek, egg, aged cheese, thyme, rosemary, and lemon zest, all cooked in butter.

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These root vegetable steaks are a wonderful way to enjoy the crisp and sweet flavors of carrots, turnips, and celery. They are ideal for winter meals, as they are easy to prepare and delicious.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$8.20 $2.05 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.93
  • $3.01
  • $0.65
  • $0.88
  • $1.20
  • $0.04
  • $0.44
  • $0.59
  • $0.11
  • $0.35

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the grated vegetables and leek with the beaten eggs, salt, pepper, herbs, cheese, and zest. ≈ 4 min
  2. Melt the butter until it turns golden brown.
  3. Place the patties, about 1 cm thick, in a pan and cook for approximately 3 minutes on each side.

The bill

Swedish root vegetable cheese patties

  • 3 dl of coarsely grated carrots$0.93
  • 3 dl of coarsely grated parsnip$3.01
  • 3 dl of coarsely grated celeriac$0.65
  • 5 to 6 tablespoons of finely chopped leek$0.88
  • 3 eggs$1.20
  • 1 teaspoon of salt$0.04
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme (or 2 teaspoons of dried thyme)$0.44
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh rosemary (or 2 teaspoons of dried)$0.59
  • The zest of half a lemon$0.11
  • butter or oil$0.35

Total$8.20

that's $2.05 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 3 dl of coarsely grated carrots
  • 3 dl of coarsely grated parsnip
  • 3 dl of coarsely grated celeriac
  • 5 to 6 tablespoons of finely chopped leek
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 2 teaspoons of black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme (or 2 teaspoons of dried thyme)
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh rosemary (or 2 teaspoons of dried)
  • 1 dl of grated, aged cheese
  • The zest of half a lemon
  • butter or oil

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