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Zucchini sweet corn haloumi fritters
Serves 6
15 mins
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These crunchy and quick fritters are a hit for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They are made with chickpea flour which gives a delicious crunch and increases the plant-based protein in this dish.

Ingredients
1 zucchini
(grated)
½ brown onion
(finely diced)
1 clove garlic
(finely diced)
½ cup corn kernals
(fresh or frozen)
½ cup chickpea flour
100 g salt reduced haloumi
(grated)
2 free range eggs
5 tbsp peanut oil
⅓ bunch fresh coriander
Method
  1. 1Place zucchini, corn, haloumi, onion and garlic into a large bowl and combine
  2. 2Stir in chickpea flour and then two cracked eggs. Stir until well combined
  3. 3Add 2 tablespoons of peanut oil to a large frypan and heat on medium to high heat. Once hot, add large tablespoons of fritter mixture to the pan and flatten so they are about 1 cm high
  4. 4Cook until they are golden brown, then flip them then place on a plate with a paper towel once cooked. Set aside
  5. 5Add about 1 tablespoons of peanut oil to the frypan between batches. Repeat this process until all the mixture is used
  6. 6While the fritters are cooking, finely dice fresh coriander
  7. 7Serve fritters hot with fresh coriander on top. Enjoy!
Seasonality

In Western Australia, zucchini and corn are in season in summer & autumn.

Notes & tips

This mixture can be made in advance and kept in the fridge. These fritters go well with a fresh side salad with avocado.

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