Zucchini Fritters With Tomato Salsa

PREP TIME: 20 minutes

COOK TIME: 15 minutes

SERVES: 6 people, as a snack

Ingredients for the Salsa

• 300g of ripe cherry tomatoes
• 1 small bunch of coriander 
• 1 lime
• 1 green chilli
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil

Ingredients for the Fritters

• 3 zucchinis 
• 3 spring onions
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 100g of self-raising flour
• 1 large egg
• 2 tbsp of olive oil - for frying

Method

Salsa:

1. Dice the cherry tomatoes
2. Finely chop the leaves of the coriander (save the stalks for the fritters)
3. Juice the Lime (save the lime to zest for the fritters)
4. Finely chop and deseed the green chilli
5. Crush the garlic clove
6. Combine all ingredients into a bowl with 2tbsp of olive and sprinkle with salt and pepper and put to the side to let the flavour develop.

Fritters:

1. Trim the ends of the 3 zucchinis and grate down the length of the zucchini to get thin strips
2. Thinly slice the 3 spring onions
3. Put both ingredients into a bowl and add the coriander stalks, lime zest, cumin & self-rasing flour
4. Stir in the egg and season with salt and pepper
5. Add olive oil to a non-stick frypan over a medium heat
6. Shape the mixture in your hands into a ball and flatten, then fry for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden
7. Serve warm with the tomato salsa.