Easy Vegetable Fritters

Finding new ways to cook with vegetables can be fun when you find simple recipes like these vegetable fritters. They only take 5-10 minutes to prep which is great for those busy/hectic days through the week and then only 15-20 minutes to bake which is when you can prep a healthy salad to serve them with or you could even use them as the bun for a grass fed organic burger.  A quick simple and delicious recipe for the whole family to enjoy that gives you 2-3 servings of vegetables for the day, hurray!

INGREDIENTS

2 - 4 cups of water 
1 - 2 cups of broccoli chopped into small pieces including stem
1 cup of carrots cut into rounds or matchsticks
1 cup of courgettes cut into matchsticks
1/2 cup of ground oats or ground almonds
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp garlic salt (or 1/2 clove garlic adjust to taste)
1/8 tsp chili powder ground
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 shallot chopped finely or spring onions (or leave out for FODMAPS)
1 large egg whisked

DIRECTIONS

• Place water in a pot and bring to a boil and preheat the oven to 180C
  
• Then add in your chopped veggies and cook for 4-5 minutes, then drain out the water
  
• Next chop all the vegetables finely and place into a bowl
  
• Add in the remaining ingredients and mix together until a batter is formed and you can create fritters
  
• Line a baking tray with parchment paper, divide your fritters into 6 portions and place them onto the tray
  
• Bake for 10 minutes then flip them and bake for another 10 minutes.
  
• Remove from the oven and serve them as the 'bun' for your grass fed organic lamb or beef burgers with sliced tomatoes, rocket and avocado or serve on top of a large salad with mixed vegetables and sliced avocado.

Optional: Avocado Sauce

1 large avocado
1 tbsp. chopped chives or dill
1 clove of garlic (optional)
1/2 small lemon juiced
1/4-1/2 cup of natural organic yogurt or almond/coconut milk

Combine all the ingredients in a blender until creamy and serve on top of your fritters.

​Adapted from: www.jessicagavin.com

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