Sweet corn, courgette and tofu fritters with chive yoghurt

Make a batch of our low calorie vegetarian sweet corn, courgette, and tofu fritters with chive yoghurt, high in calcium, fibre and iron, diabetes friendly with an easy gluten free option, so moreish they disappear in seconds!

Serves: 4
Time to make: 35 mins

Total cost: $ 17.80 / $ 4.75 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

4 eggs
½ cup wholemeal self-raising flour
250g firm tofu, mashed
1 ½ cups corn sweetcornXkernels
2 large courgetteszucchini, summer squashX, coarsely grated, squeezed to remove excess moisture
⅓ cup chopped fresh chives
3 teaspoons lemon zest
½ teaspoon salt
cracked black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 long red chilli, seeded, finely chopped
½ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
100g rocketarugulaX, to serve

Instructions

1 Whisk eggs in a large bowl until well combined. Slowly whisk in flour until smooth. Add mashed tofu, corn, courgette, 2 tablespoons of the chives and 2 teaspoons of the lemon zest. Stir until well combined; season with cracked black pepper.

2 Heat half the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high. Add 3 x 1/3-cups of mixture to pan and cook fritters for 2-3 minutes each side, or until golden and cooked through. Repeat with remaining batter to make 12 fritters in total, adding remaining oil as necessary.

3 Meanwhile, combine chilli, cottage cheese, remaining chives and zest in a bowl. Serve fritters topped with a dollop of cottage cheese mix and rocket.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 1370kJ

Calories 330cal

Protein 21g

Total fat 13g

–Saturated fat 3g

Carbohydrates 30g

–Sugars 4g

Dietary fibre 8g

Sodium 440mg

Calcium 300mg

Iron 5.5mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.