Lunch RECIPES
Balsamic beetroot & carrot fritters
By Olivia Cooney in association with Love Beetroot (www.lovebeetroot.co.uk) GF SF V
Makes 6 | Prep 15 mins | Cook 10 mins | Calories 159 (per fritter)
250g (9oz) balsamic
infused pre-cooked
beetroot, grated
2 large carrots,
peeled, grated
2 large free-range eggs
100g (3½oz) feta
4 spring onions,
thinly sliced
4 tbsp buckwheat flour
a little mint, chopped
salt and freshly
ground black pepper
1 tbsp coconut oil
GARLIC & MINT
YOGHURT
150g (5½oz)
natural yoghurt
4 fresh mint sprigs,
finely chopped
grated zest and
juice of 1 lemon
1 garlic clove,
peeled, grated
salt
1 Place the beetroot and carrot in a sieve over a bowl and
squeeze out the liquid. Mix together the beetroot, carrot,
eggs, spring onions, feta, flour, mint, salt and pepper. Shape
the mixture into 6 fritters.
2 Heat the coconut oil in a frying pan and fry the fritters for
2-3 minutes each side, until golden and crispy. Mix all the
yoghurt ingredients together, then serve with the fritters.
Total fat Saturated Salt Sugar Protein
8.1g 5.6g 0.5g 7.7g 7.9g