Corn and capsicum fritters with avocado smash
Ingredients
- Fritter mix
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 cups corn sweetcornXkernels, fresh or frozen (thawed)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ red capsicum, diced
- ¼ cup pumpkin seeds, toasted
- 1 cup chickpeagarbanzoX flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin (check this is gluten free)
- ½ cup cold water
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- Avocado smash
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup broad beansfavaX, pods removed
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ cup coriandercilantroX leaves, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
1 Preheat oven to 150°C. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Sauté onion and garlic until translucent. Remove from heat and mix in a large bowl with corn, salt, capsicum and pumpkin seeds. Add flour and cumin, then gradually stir in water and eggs until combined.
2 Increase heat to medium-high and add remaining oil. Place 1/4 cup scoops of the mixture in the pan and gently fry. For best results, cook fritters in batches for 3-4 minutes each side until golden-brown. Place fritters in a warm oven until ready to serve.
3 To make avocado smash, place avocado flesh, broad beans and lemon juice in a large bowl. Mash together with a fork until combined. Add coriander and pepper and stir through.
4 Serve two fritters per person, topped with avocado smash, mint leaves and lime wedges.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
Kilojoules 1890kJ
Calories 452cal
Protein 19g
Total fat 24g
–Saturated fat 3g
Carbohydrates 35g
–Sugars 7g
Dietary fibre 12g
Sodium 200mg
Calcium 90mg
Iron 5.5mg
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