Recipes
Courgette and corn fritters with red pepper salsa
These tasty fritters make a great healthy snack and good way to get kids to eat vegetables
These tasty fritters make a great healthy snack and good way to get kids to eat vegetables
Cook: 40 Mins
Serves: 4
Price: £1.20 per serving
Nutritional Information
Each 287g serving contains
Energy
1679kj
401kcal
1679kj
401kcal
20%
Fat
21.0g
21.0g
Med
30%
30%
Saturates
4.0g
4.0g
Low
20%
20%
Sugars
10.0g
10.0g
Low
11%
11%
Salt
1.40g
1.40g
Med
23%
23%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
585kj/140kcal
Typical energy values per 100g:
585kj/140kcal
Ingredients
2 medium courgettes, grated
1/2 tsp salt
125g self-raising flour
3 large free-range eggs
3 tbsp milk
198g can sweetcorn, drained
4 tbsp olive oil
250g vine ripened tomatoes
1 sweet pointed red pepper
1 shallot
2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp olive oil
Method
1
Put the grated courgettes in a colander, sprinkle with the salt and mix. Set aside for 20 minutes to draw water out of the courgettes, then wrap them in triple thickness kitchen paper and squeeze.
2
For the salsa, finely chop the tomatoes, red pepper and shallot and mix with the parsley, balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Season well.
3
Sift the flour into a bowl and season with pepper. Add the eggs and milk and beat with a wire whisk to make a smooth batter. Stir in the courgettes and sweetcorn.
4
Heat half the oil in a large non-stick pan. Drop in tablespoons of the batter to make as many fritters as you can fit without them touching. Cook for 2 minutes on each side or until golden and cooked through.
5
Drain the fritters on kitchen paper and cover with foil to keep warm while you cook the rest of the batter in the remaining oil. Serve the fritters warm with the salsa.