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Vegetable pikelets
Serves: 4
Time to make: 20 mins
Ingredients
- 1 cup wholemeal flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup skim milk
- ½ cup grated reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- 1 cup grated carrot
- 1 cup grated courgette
- spray oil, to grease
- 4 cups lettuce
- 250g cherry tomatoes
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Instructions
1 In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and paprika. In a separate bowl beat eggs with milk then pour into the flour mixture. Stir until smooth.
2 Add cheese, carrots and courgettes. Stir thoroughly.
3 Heat a large non-stick frying pan with oil spray. Fry tablespoons of batter in batches for about 2 minutes or until bubbles appear on top. Turn pikelets over to brown the other side (about 30 seconds) then transfer to a paper towel.
4 Serve pikelets warm with some crispy lettuce and cherry tomatoes.
Variations
- Instead of courgettes, try chopped mushrooms or shredded cabbage.
- Make it dairy free: Leave out the cheese, add an extra egg, and replace milk with soy milk.
- This recipe works well if you have some stale bread or crusts to use up: simply replace the flour and baking powder with bread (wholemeal or seeded bread is the healthiest) and soak it in the milk until it’s so soft it falls apart. You will need about 4 slices of bread for this recipe.
HFG tip
For dinner, serve pikelets with lettuce and meat (fish, chicken, meatballs, roast). They are fantastic with stew and goulash as the starchy part of the meal.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 258cal
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Kilojoules 1080kJ
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Protein 16g
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Total fat 10g
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–Saturated fat 3g
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Carbohydrates 25g
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–Sugars 7g
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Dietary fibre 5g
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Sodium 250mg
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Calcium 310mg
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Iron 2.5mg
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.
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