Recipe
for :
 This
recipe for Courgette Fritters comes from Diana Griffiths
of Salamander Cookshop - www.salamandercookshop.com
Salamander
has been one of Britain’s leading cookshops since
1993. Their philosophy is to bring you the best kitchen
equipment – quality cookware, bakeware, knives,
mills and other kitchen utensils and accessories –
from around the world.
Courgettes are a great base for many seasonings, and
in this case they work exceptionally well with mint,
dill and feta cheese. You can of course use a different
combination of strong flavoured herbs and cheese, but
from many years of making the recipe below, it is a
summer favourite eagerly awaited as the first courgettes
grow in the garden. Serve it with a green salad, and
maybe some grilled tomatoes with herb butter made with
dill and mint on top.
Ingredients
for Courgette Fritters
4 - 5 medium courgettes
1 tbsp olive oil
200gms feta cheese, crumbled
2 tsp fresh dill, finely chopped
1 tsp fresh mint, finely chopped
grated rind of half a lemon
Pepper
4 eggs, separated
40gms plain flour
Olive oil for frying
How
to make Courgette Fritters
- Chop
the courgettes into 1 cm cubes and fry gently in a
non-stick frying pan for about 8 minutes. Stir frequently
and cook until they are just starting to turn golden,
taste cooked, but are still holding their shape and
are firm.
- Put
them in a large bowl and add the feta, herbs, lemon
peel and freshly ground pepper (you probably won't
need to add any salt to this recipe as the feta is
salty).
- Stir
in the egg yokes and the flour to the courgette mixture.
- Whisk
the egg whites until stiff.
- Stir
in about a quarter of the egg whites into the courgette
mixture to 'loosen' it and then gently fold in the
rest with a spatula.
- Heat
a tablespoonful of olive oil in the non-stick frying
pan turning down to medium before you add the batter.
- Spoon
one and a half tablespoonfuls of the mixture into
the frying pan for each fritter.
- Turn
the fritters over when they are nice and brown, frying
once on each side. They will be light, soft and slightly
moist in the middle.
Serves
12 x 8 cm fritters
Salamander
Cookshop
www.salamandercookshop.com
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