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Garden Fritters

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With spring in full swing, we got excited and packed lots of fresh greens into one deliciously nutritious fritter. It’s accompanied by a sweet, tangy and bright carrot salad.

Ingredients: 100g Purple sprouting broccoli, 2 spring onions, handful of spinach, 4g dill, 2 carrots, 4g chives.

Larder: 3 eggs, 60g cheese (cheddar or feta), juice of ½ a lemon, 1 tsp honey, 2 tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper.

Instructions:

  • Finely chop the broccoli, spring onions, spinach and dill.
  • Beat the eggs in a bowl and grate or crumble in the cheese.chopped greens 600pxmixed with greens 600px
  • Mix in the chopped greens and season with salt and pepper.
  • Prepare the salad; grate the carrots and chop the chives. Whisk lemon juice, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1tsp honey. Pour over the salad, set aside.carrot salad 600px
  • To cook the fritters; heat a generous glug of oil in a frying pan and add large spoonfuls of fritter mix to the pan in separate dollops, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Fry each fritter for a few minutes on each side until golden and slightly crispy.cooking fritters 600px
  • Transfer the cooked fritters to a plate in a warm oven until all are ready to serve.
  • Serve the fritters with the carrot salad.

Parsnip Fritters with Shredded Sprouts

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We decided to mix things up a little and take a step away from tradition when it came to brussel sprouts this week. This recipe calls for shredding those sprouts and adding mint. It’s are a delicious variation of slaw and a great winter salad.

Ingredients: 1 parsnip, 2 shallots, 2 garlic cloves, 250g potatoes, 200g brussel sprouts, 2 sprig of mint, 2 stems of flat parsley.

From the larder: 4 eggs, 1 tbsp flour, salt and pepper, olive oil, juice of half a lemon (optional: chopped almonds).

Instructions:

  • Parboil the potatoes in a saucepan of water for 5 minutes.
  • Peel and grate the parsnip and grate the potatoes into a bowl. Finely chop the garlic cloves, shallots and parsley and add to the bowl.
  • Add 2 lightly beaten eggs, flour, salt and pepper; mix together.
  • In a frying pan start cooking the fritters. Heat the oil on medium heat, then add serving spoon-sized spoonfuls of fritter mixture to the pan and spread out so that they are around 1cm thick. Fry for 4-5 minutes on one side until golden and then flip over to cook the other side until golden as well.fritters-second-side-600px
  • While the fritters are cooking, remove the outer layer of leaves on the brussel sprouts and then grate or finely slice them. Finely chop the mint and if using, chop almonds. Place all in a bowl and combine with lemon juice, a pinch of salt and a glug of olive oil.
  • Poach 2 eggs and serve the fritters with shredded sprouts on the side and poached eggs on top!