Zucchini & Farro Fritters with Lemon & Mint

Name: Zucchini & Farro Fritters with Lemon & Mint
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes: 16 small or 8 large fritters
Ingredients: 10 mint leaves, chopped; sea salt flakes; freshly ground black pepper; 200 g (7 oz) grated zucchini (courgette); 75 g pearled farro; finely grated zest of 1 lemon, plus 1 squeeze lemon juice; 70 g (2½ oz) non-dairy mozzarella or other cheese, grated; 3 tablespoons plain (all-purpose) flour; 3–4 tablespoon olive oil

Preparation info

Makes:
16
small

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Easy Vegan

By Sue Quinn

Published 2015

About

The farro makes these fritters quite filling and gives them a pleasing, slightly chewy texture. Cooking time for farro varies wildly and often the packet doesn’t offer guidance. Here, the cooking time provided is for pearled farro (about 12 minutes) but you might need longer.

Ingredients

75 g pearled farro
200 g (7 oz) grated zucchini (cour

Starter
Vegan
Drinks

Method

Cook the farro following the packet directions. Drain well, rinse in cold water and spread out on a large plate to cool and dry, about 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, wrap the grated zucchini in a clean tea towel (dish towel) and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Put in a mixing bowl with the lemon zest, cheese, flour, 1