Ingredients
- Serves 4
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup flour or gluten free flour
- ½ cup chickpea flour ( or substitute with flour)
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup cold soda water
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 4 bunches spring onions
- 4 Tbsp good quality oil for cooking
- Dressing
- ¼ cup unsweetened yogurt
- 2 Tbsp sour cream
- 1 Tbsp tahini paste
- Lemon juice to taste
- Lemon wedges to serve
- Pinch salt
SPRING ONION FRITTERS
Method
- To begin you need to toast the chickpea flour in a dry fry pan over a moderate to low heat so that the flour lightly toasts, this will remove any bitterness from the flour
- Set aside to cool
- In a medium bowl, add the eggs, flour, chickpea flour, baking powder, water, cheese and a pinch each of salt and pepper and whisk well to combine
- Add the spring onions and stir to combine
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large fry pan
- Use a dessert spoon and carefully drop spoonful of mixture (holding the spoon so the tip faces into the pan) into the hot oil
- Cook until golden brown on the first side then flip to brown on the other side (approx
- 3 minutes each side)
- Remove from the oil and drain on kitchen paper
- Keep warm
- Repeat with the remaining batter until finished
- To make the dressing mix all the ingredients together, taste and adjust lemon or seasoning
- Chill until needed
- To serve; serve the spring onion fritters with the tahini yoghurt and plenty of lemon wedges
- For the salad: In a suitable sized bowl, combine the watercress any light coloured celery leaves
- Finely slice the celery heart, quarter the apple, remove its core and thinly slice the fruit
- Sprinkle the apple with some of the lemon juice and add the apple slices to the salad greens
- Lightly season the salad with a little sea salt flakes and freshly ground pepper
- Drizzle over the dressing just before serving
Comments
Thanks to JANEFIELD HYDROPONICS for providing the spring onions used in the demonstration.
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