Name: Minty pea fritters
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 250g frozen peas; 1 large egg; 50g gram flour; 1 Tbsp fresh mint leaves; ½ tsp baking powder; 2 spring onions, white part only; 1 Tbsp parmesan; 3 Tbsp crème fraîche or Greek yogurt; zest of ½ lemon; 1 tsp of olive oil plus for frying; salt and pepper

Minty pea fritters

29 Jun 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

10 minutes

Total Time

15 minutes

Background

These minty pea fritters are perfect for parties, picnics or just as little nibbles with a glass of wine. It only takes a few minutes to make them - and they are utterly delicious. Serve them with dips, or topped with salami, spreads or prosciutto & sundried tomatoes (this combo is absolutely divine!). This recipe is gluten-free, using gram flour, but you can also use other gluten-free flours or even wheat flour if your diet allows!

Ingredients

250g frozen peas
1 large egg
50g gram flour
1 Tbsp fresh mint leaves
½ tsp baking powder
2 spring onions, white part only
1 Tbsp parmesan
3 Tbsp crème fraîche or Greek yogurt
zest of ½ lemon
1 tsp of olive oil plus for frying
salt and pepper

Instructions

Put the peas in a large bowl and pour boiling water over them. Leave for 3-5 minutes, then drain.
Put all ingredients in a blender, season to taste, then process for a few second until you get a coarse paste - it should be like a spread but if it's too thick, add more yoghurt.
Heat a heavy based frying pan or pancake pan and add a drop of oil. Spread it around using a paper kitchen-towel. When hot, drop in a tablespoonful of the mixture, then gently spread around with the back of the spoon to form a round shape. Repeat this - you can probably cook 5-6 fritters at a time.
After a couple of minutes, flip the fritters over with a spatula and cook for another minute or so, until golden.
Transfer them to a plate and cook more fritters in batches using up all the batter.