Pea, Mint and Ricotta Fritters
These super tasty fritters are a fantastic meat-free meal, perfect for a BBQ or mid week meal. They are high in protein, Calcium and phosphorous - all the nutrients we need to build and maintain strong and healthy bones!
Pair with a fresh garden salad and these bone friendly fritters will become your new favourite summer meal!
Method
Place all ingredients into a food processor, keeping aside 1 cup of bread crumbs. Blend/pulse until smooth and combined
Pour the remaining 1 cup of bread crumbs onto a plate
Spoon 1-2 tbsp of mixture onto plate of bread crumps, coat and place on a clean plate/tray. Repeat until all fritter mixture used
Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in large fry pan. Place 4-5 fritters (depending on size) in hot pan and cook for 5 minutes or until golden brown. Flip fritter and cook for a further 5 minutes. Repeat until all fritters are cooked.
Serve fritters with lemon wedge and fresh summer salad.
Ingredients
500g ricotta cheese
2 eggs
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1 lemon, zest and juice
1 cup peas, thawed
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup self raising flour
1 1/2 cup bread crumbs
Summer side salad to serve