Quick summer recipe for 2 people, takes only 10 mins; recipe has cottage cheese, cherry tomato, lemon, parmesan, mixed herbs, spinach, plain flour and olive oil.
Cottage cheese fritters
Course: Quick summer
Servings
2
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Cottage Cheese: 300g fat-free cottage cheese
- Cherry Tomato: 100g cherry tomatoes, chopped
- Lemon: 1/2 lemon, zested
- Parmesan: 50g parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), grated, plus extra for serving
- Mixed Herbs: 25g fresh mixed herbs (basil, parsley and thyme work best), chopped, plus extra for serving
- Spinach: 50g spinach, finely chopped
- Plain Flour: 75g plain flour
- Olive Oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
Directions
- In a bowl, combine all ingredients except the flour and oil. Mix well, then stir in the flour.
- Heat the oil in a largefrying panover a medium heat. Working in batches of two or three (the mixture should make six fritters), spoon large blobs into the pan and flatten with the back of the spoon to make thick discs. Turn when crisp and golden on the bottom. When both sides are cooked, remove from the pan and keep warm in a low oven while you fry the next batch.
- Serve hot, sprinkled with parmesan and herbs.
