Cauliflower cheese fritters recipe
Channel a comfort food classic into a quick midweek meal with this cauliflower cheese fritters recipe. Using a jar of rich cheese sauce for a super speedy hack, these crisp golden fritters are the perfect veggie dinner.
See method- Serves 4
- 10 mins to prepare and 35 mins to cook
- 428 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 1 cauliflower
- 460g jar macaroni cheese pasta bake sauce
- 100g plain flour
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 300g bag crunchy coleslaw mix
- 40g watercress, spinach and rocket
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1785kJ 428.0kcal
- Fat
- 27g
- Saturates
- 5g
- Salt
- 1.2g
- Sugars
- 11g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 37.2gProtein 9.1gFibre 5.1g
Method
- Remove any leaves from the cauliflower. Cut the cauliflower into small florets and cut the stalk into 1cm cubes. Boil for 10 mins until tender.
- Drain the cauliflower and leave to steam dry for 5 mins. Put the cheese sauce and 100g flour in a large bowl and season with pepper. Mix together until smooth.
- Chop the cauliflower into small pieces. Add to the cheese sauce and stir well to coat.
- Heat the oil in a large nonstick frying pan over a medium high heat. Using two dessert spoons, add scoops of the cauliflower batter into the pan, well-spaced apart. Flatten and shape into rounds. Fry for 3 mins until golden around the edges and set, then flip and fry for another 3 mins. Repeat with the remaining mixture – you should get 12 fritters in total.
- Meanwhile, tip the crunchy veg from the coleslaw mix into a bowl and add the sachet of mayonnaise. Season with pepper and stir well until the veg is well coated. Chill until ready to serve.
- When all the fritters are cooked, divide between plates and serve with the coleslaw and salad.
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