Recipe for success: Pea and Feta Fritters

For a taste sensation, why not combine 3-4 of these pea and feta fritters with a roasted sweet potato, a garden salad and some tomato chutney. Yum!

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 20-25 minutes

Serves: makes 12 fritters (3-4 fritters per serve) 

Ingredients: 

  • Frozen peas (thawed) - 1 cup
  • Red peppers - 1 cup
  • Low-fat feta (crumbled) - 100g
  • Red onion (diced) - 1 medium onion
  • Mint leaved (chopped) - 2 sprigs
  • Olive oil - 2 tablespoons

Batter mix

  • Self-raising flour - ⅔ cup
  • Eggs - 2 medium
  • Milk - ½ cup

Method:

  1. Heat ½ tablespoon olive oil in frying pan on medium heat. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes, then put aside.
  2. Place peas in a bowl and mash slightly, then put aside.
  3. Basic batter: whisk together the milk and eggs, add to flour and whisk until smooth.
  4. Add mashed peas, chopped pepper, feta, onion and mint to the batter. Mix well to combine.
  5. Heat ½ tablespoon olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add 1 heaped tablespoon of mixture per fritter to the pan, cook 4 fritters for 3 minutes on each side or until golden and cooked through. Then put aside on a plate and repeat for all 12 fritters.

Storage: once cooled completely, store in an airtight container and consume within 3 days

Date published: 27 June 2023
Date updated: 28 June 2023

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