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Carrot, spinach and courgette fritters with creamy feta dip

A simple and delicious carrot, spinach and courgette fritter recipe, that's not only is a great vegetarian meal for lunch or dinner but can easily be made vegan and is ready in under 30 minutes. With three-and-a-half serves of vegetables, it's the ultimate healthy meat-free meal.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 3.7
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 3 carrots, grated
  • 3 courgettes, grated
  • 4 cups shredded spinach
  • 3 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ cup chopped fresh mint (reserve 1 tablespoon for dip)
  • ½ cup chopped fresh coriander (reserve 1 tablespoon for dip)
  • zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 ½ cups low-fat plain yoghurt
  • 120g feta, crumbled
  • cracked black pepper
  • spray oil
  • 3 cups prepared slaw mix, dressed with vinaigrette (made with 2 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a bowl, combine carrot, courgette, spinach, spring onion, egg, flour, cumin, mint, coriander and lemon zest. Mix well.

    2 In another bowl combine lemon juice, yoghurt, reserved herbs and feta. Season with pepper.

    3 Spray a large pan with oil and set over a medium heat. Cook spoonfuls of fritter mixture on both sides until golden. Remove from pan and keep warm (in an oven on low works well). Repeat with remaining mixture.

    4 Divide fritters between 4 plates and serve with feta dip and slaw on side.

    Variations

    Make it vegan: Use Orgran Vegan Easy Egg instead of egg. Use vegan cheese and yoghurt.

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