Veggie Fritters with Sweet Chilli Dip

Name: Veggie Fritters with Sweet Chilli Dip
Yield: Makes 6 fritters, enough for 3 portions
Ingredients: 1/8 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 60 g (2 oz/½ cup) chickpea (gram) flour; hemp hearts; 1 red or yellow (bell) pepper, thinly sliced; ½ carrot, cut into ribbons; 1 spring onion (scallion), green and all, sliced; ¼ courgette (zucchini), cut into ribbons with a vegetable peeler; 1 teaspoon Jamaican jerk spice; chilli jam and vegetables or green salad, to serve; sesame seeds; 1 bunch of rainbow chard or kale, chopped; salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar; 125 ml (4 fl oz/½ cup) water; olive oil, for frying

Preparation info

Makes
6
fritters

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

7 Day Vegan Challenge: The easy guide to going vegan

By Bettina Campolucci Bordi

Published 2019

About

These colourful little beauties are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. They pack a spice punch and hit the spot!

Ingredients

60 g (2 oz/½ cup) chickpea (gram) flour
1/8

Snack
Vegan
Breakfast
Gluten-free

Method

Mix the flour, bicarbonate of soda, cider vinegar and water in a large mixing bowl and leave to stand. Squeeze the courgette of excess liquid and add to the vegan egg mix with the rest of the ingredients.

Heat a splash of olive oil in a large frying pan (skillet) and spoon out the fritters four at a time. I then gently press down the fritters with a saucepan lid that is smaller than the