Taste the zesty goodness of avocado and lemon with this Pancetta and Vegetable Fritters recipe. Enjoy cooking with your kids and let them do some bits of the best parts, like frying!
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Pancetta and Vegetable Fritters
Crispy fritters made with pancetta and mixed vegetables, perfect as a savory snack or light meal.
4
servings15
minutes15
minutes250
kcal30
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Ingredients
5 Eggs
4 tbsp Grated parmesan cheese
2 Zucchini
100 gram Pancetta
1 Sweet corn-1 small tin
1 tbsp Milk
1/4 cups Plain flour
1/4 cups Self raising flour
2 Shallots
- Avocado salsa
1 Avocado
80 gram Feta cheese
1/4 Onion
12 Cherry tomatoes
1 tbsp Olive oil
1/2 tbsp Lemon juice
2 Parsley-2 sprigs
Directions
- Fritters
- Grate the zucchini into a sieve over a large bowl and allow water to drain off. Pat dry with paper towel. Drain tinned corn.
- Crack the eggs into a large bowl. Add the milk and whisk until combined.
- Finely dice the pancetta and thinly slice the shallots.
- Add the plain and self raising flours and grated cheese.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Add the zucchini, shallots, corn and pancetta. Mix to combine.
- Your mixture should be thick. If necessary add another tablespoon of self raising flour.
- Place 2 tbsp of oil into a large nonstick fry pan.
- Dollop 2 tbsp of the mixture per fritter into the pan. You should make 12 fritters in total.
- Cook for 4 minutes either side. You should notice the mixture begin to bubble around the edges. Fritters should be golden both sides.
- Smashed avocado salsa
- Cut from the tip to the base of the avocado. Twist to separate and remove the seed.
- Scoop out the flesh of the avocado into a medium bowl, top with lemon juice and mash with a fork.
- Cut cherry tomatoes into quarters, dice the fetta cheese and finely chop the onion and parsley. Add these to the bowl.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper drizzle with olive oil and toss to combine.
- To serve, place 3 fritters on a plate with a dollop of salsa.
- Kids in the kitchen can:
- Measure the ingredients.
- Grate the zucchini.
- Mix all the fritter ingredients together.
- Scoop out the avocado and toss the salsa.
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