Eat Your Greens - Pea and Feta Fritters

Pea and feta fritters with green goddess dip  

 

Serves 2 (makes 8 fritters)

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 6 minutes

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels
• 1/2 cup chickpea flour
• 1/2 bunch spring onions, finely chopped and white part only
• 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh dill
• 1 Tbsp finely chopped parsley
• 1 Tbsp Extra Veg Eat your Greens
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup crumbled feta
• 1/4 tsp salt
• Black pepper
• Oil for frying

 

Green goddess dip

• 3/4 cup Greek yoghurt
• 1/2 bunch parsley, leaves only
• 1 Tbsp Extra Veg Eat your Greens
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• Salt and pepper to taste

 

 

Method

1. Place peas and corn into a large bowl with flour and mix.
2. Add spring onion, fresh herbs and Eat Your Greens and gently mix to combine.
3. Fold eggs, feta and salt through and season with black pepper. Allow to stand for 10 minutes.
4. Heat 1cm of oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Line a tray with paper towel.
5. Working in batches, add heaped tablespoons of batter to the hot oil and fry for 3 minutes each side, or until crisp and golden-brown. Drain on the paper towel and continue with remaining batter.
6. For the Green goddess dip, place all ingredients into a food processor and blitz until well combined. Season with salt and pepper.
   
7. Serve fritters either warm or at room temperature with green goddess dip.

 

Tips:

• For a flavour variation, use frozen peas only and replace feta with grated haloumi cheese
• For a gluten-free alternative, use gluten-free flour
• The green goddess dip can be served with fish, meat, used as a sandwich spread or a salad dressing