Courgette & Ricotta Fritters
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
4 (makes approximately 12 fritters)
Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
4 (makes approximately 12 fritters)
Golden on the outside, soft with ricotta and courgette in the middle. Serve these fritters over a generous swipe of creamy edamame and Lisa’s Hummus pâté, then add quick-pickled shallots for a sharp little crunch. Lovely for lunch or an easy shared plate.
Ingredients
Edamame pâté
- 100g edamame beans, defrosted
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small clove garlic
- 100g LISA’S Gloriously Garlic Hummus with Lemon
Quick-pickled shallots
- 1 shallot, finely sliced
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- 2 tsp sugar or honey
- 2 tsp salt
Fritters
- 2 courgettes, grated and squeezed dry
- 120g ricotta cheese
- 100g LISA’S Gloriously Garlic Hummus with Lemon
- 2 eggs
- 60g wholemeal flour
- ⅛ tsp pepper
- Olive oil for frying
Nutrition per serving
1550 kJ
energy kj
13 g
protein
5 g
saturated fat
7 g
dietary fibre
23 g
carbohydrate
7 g
sugars
566 mg
sodium
Method
1. Blend all the edamame pâté ingredients until smooth, then set aside.
2. Combine the quick-pickled shallot ingredients into a small bowl and set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, mix the courgette, ricotta, LISA’S Gloriously Garlic Hummus, eggs, flour and pepper into a thick batter.
4. Drizzle olive oil in a medium-sized frying pan over medium heat. Add spoonfuls of batter and cook for about 3 minutes on each side, until golden. The mixture should make 12 fritters.
5. Drain the fritters on a paper towel and keep warm.
6. To serve, swipe a generous dollop of edamame pâté across each plate. Add 2–3 fritters and scatter the pickled shallots over the top for a little crunch.
Edamame pâté
- 100g edamame beans, defrosted
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small clove garlic
- 100g LISA’S Gloriously Garlic Hummus with Lemon
Quick-pickled shallots
- 1 shallot, finely sliced
- ¼ cup white vinegar
- 2 tsp sugar or honey
- 2 tsp salt
Fritters
- 2 courgettes, grated and squeezed dry
- 120g ricotta cheese
- 100g LISA’S Gloriously Garlic Hummus with Lemon
- 2 eggs
- 60g wholemeal flour
- ⅛ tsp pepper
- Olive oil for frying
Nutrition per serving
1550 kJ
energy kj
13 g
protein
5 g
saturated fat
7 g
dietary fibre
23 g
carbohydrate
7 g
sugars
566 mg
sodium
1. Blend all the edamame pâté ingredients until smooth, then set aside.
2. Combine the quick-pickled shallot ingredients into a small bowl and set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, mix the courgette, ricotta, LISA’S Gloriously Garlic Hummus, eggs, flour and pepper into a thick batter.
4. Drizzle olive oil in a medium-sized frying pan over medium heat. Add spoonfuls of batter and cook for about 3 minutes on each side, until golden. The mixture should make 12 fritters.
5. Drain the fritters on a paper towel and keep warm.
6. To serve, swipe a generous dollop of edamame pâté across each plate. Add 2–3 fritters and scatter the pickled shallots over the top for a little crunch.