Veggie and haloumi fritters

Serves: 6 (makes 24)
Prep: 20
Cook: 30
These delicious fritters are packed full of veggies and are so easy to make. Perfect as a snack or even popped on a burger bun with fresh tomato and crispy lettuce. 

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Ingredients

  • 750g (about 3 cups) squash, peeled, coarsely grated
  • 1 carrot, peeled, coarsely grated
  • 1 zucchini, grated
  • 4 spring onions, trimmed, finely chopped
  • 2 tbs fresh parsley, chopped
  • 4 free-range eggs, lightly beaten
  • ¼ cup cornflour
  • 2 tsp Sanitarium Marmite
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ lemon, zest and juice of
  • 100g haloumi cheese, diced

Method

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 160°C. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Squeeze the grated squash, carrot and zucchini to extract excess moisture and place in a large bowl with the spring onion and parsley.
  2. Step 2

    Whisk the egg, cornflour, Sanitarium Marmite and pepper together in a small bowl. Add to the vegetables and stir through the diced haloumi cheese, lemon juice and zest.
  3. Step 3

    Heat a heavy based non-stick frying pan on a low-medium heat, and spray with olive oil. Drop spoonfuls of the mix onto the hot pan, using a spatula to press down on the fritters as they cook. Cook for 7-8 minutes first side, then flip and cook a further 5 minutes. Remove to baking tray. Keep warm in oven while cooking the rest of the mixture in batches.
  4. Step 4

    Serve warm with salad greens, cherry tomatoes a dollop of lite sour cream or yogurt.

Tips

  • Any firm root vegetable or pumpkin can be substituted in this recipe.
  • Try serving with poached eggs for brunch time meal.
  • Haloumi cheese can be changed out for feta cheese.
  • If you are gluten free, make sure that you look for cornflour that is labelled gluten free