Pea, courgette and cheese fritters recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
Vegetable fritters make a tasty family dinner all year round, but these pea fritters are just made for summer eating. With seasonal courgette grated into the mixture, they're melt-in-the-mouth delicious. Serve with garlicky spinach and a poached egg for an easy, affordable meal.
See method- Serves 4
- Takes 35 mins
- 329 calories / serving
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
- Healthy
Ingredients
- 200g frozen garden peas
- 1 courgette, coarsely grated
- 100g soft cheese
- 50g plain flour
- 5 eggs
- 15g fresh basil, stalks and most leaves chopped
- 1 lemon, zested, ½ juiced, ½ cut into 4 wedges
- 3 spring onions, sliced
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 300g baby spinach
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- Energy
- 1370kJ 329.0kcal
- Fat
- 20g
- Saturates
- 6g
- Salt
- 0.5g
- Sugars
- 5g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 18.0gProtein 17.1gFibre 4.9g
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Method
- Boil the peas for 3 mins. Drain, then roughly mash with a fork. Put the grated courgette in a clean tea towel and squeeze out as much liquid as possible.
- In a bowl, whisk the soft cheese, flour and 1 egg until smooth. Stir through the peas, courgette, chopped basil, lemon zest, half the spring onions and a grind of black pepper to combine.
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Working in batches to make 8 fritters, fry heaped tablespoons of the batter for 3-4 mins each side until golden and cooked through.
- Heat the remaining oil in the frying pan and cook the garlic for 1 min. Add the spinach and cook for 3-4 mins until wilted. Stir through the lemon juice.
- Meanwhile, one at a time, crack each of the remaining eggs into a ramekin, then gently tip into a pan of simmering water. Poach for 4-5 mins until the whites are cooked but the yolks runny.
- Divide the fritters among plates and top with the garlicky spinach and a poached egg. Scatter with the remaining spring onions and whole basil leaves, and serve with lemon wedges.
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Freezing and defrosting guidelines
Freeze fritters only. In order to enjoy optimum flavour and quality, frozen items are best used within 3 months of their freezing date. For more tips on freezing and defrosting food, read our article Love Your Freezer.
