Name: Courgette fritters with smashed avocado and fried halloumi
Prep time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tsp baking powder; small bunch mint or coriander, chopped; 4 spring onions (scallions), finely chopped; olive oil, for frying; 250 g/9 oz block halloumi cheese; 3 medium courgettes (zucchini) (approx. 500g/1 lb 2 oz); 2 ripe avocados; juice of 1 lime; 1 red chilli, finely chopped; 40 g/1½ oz plain (all purpose) flour; 40 g/1½ oz polenta or fine semolina; flaked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 roasted red (bell) pepper, finely sliced

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

The Flexible Vegetarian

By Jo Pratt

Published 2017

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These are definitely worth getting out of bed for… especially if you’re feeling a little worse for wear after a good night out. All the boxes are ticked: there’s something a little salty, a little spicy, something fried, lots of healthy nutrients, and it’s satisfying, comforting and nourishing.

To make the fritters nice and fluffy on the inside and crisp on the outside, I salt the grated courgette first and leave it for 10–20 minutes before squeezing out excess water. If you haven’t