Chicken and courgette fritters with avo dip

Author: Rebecca Johnston

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

Serves: 4 (makes 12 fritters)

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

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2 eggs

3 tablespoons flour

300g finely shredded lean chicken

2 cups grated courgettezucchiniXszucchini, summer squashX

spray oil

1 avocado, mashed

1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

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Instructions

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1 In a large bowl combine eggs, flour, chicken and courgettes. Mix well.

2 Heat a non-stick frying pan with oil. When hot drop tablespoons of fritter mix in pan and cook on both sides until golden. Repeat until all fritter mix is cooked.

3 Serve fritters with dip. To make dip, combine avocado and basil.

Serving suggestion

Serve fritters and dip with a side salad and wholegrain crusty bread.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Replace standard flour with rice flour.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 268 cal

Kilojoules 1120 kJ

Protein 22 g

Total fat 17 g

Saturated fat 3 g

Carbohydrates 5 g

Sugar 1 g

Dietary fibre 3 g

Sodium 100 mg

Calcium 40 mg

Iron 2 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.