Ingredients
- Serves 4
- 250g leeks, finely sliced, use green parts too
- 6 wild garlic leaves, finely shredded
- 30g butter
- 3-4 eggs, beaten
- 125g ricotta or cottage cheese
- 25 g freshly grated parmesan cheese
- salt + pepper
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LEEK AND WILD GARLIC FRITTERS
Method
- Melt the butter in a small to medium frying pan
- Add the leeks and gently cook for 8-10 mins, until soft
- Add the wild garlic leaves and cook for another 2 mins
- Mix the beaten egg with the ricotta or cottage cheese add the leeks and combine
- Season with salt and pepper and drop generous spoonfuls of mixture into moderately hot pan with the melted butter
- Cook for 2-3 mins then carefully flip and continue on other side
- Keep warm in oven and continue until all the mixture is used up
- Served with squeeze of fresh lemon
Comments
Wild garlic is flourishing in the early spring, so with a little foraging it adds a wonderful fresh note for this time of the year!
Thanks to McArthurs Berry Farm for providing the leeks used in the demonstration at the Otago Farmers Market
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