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Sweetcorn fritters with tomato salsa and avocado
Serves 6 Starters and mains
Ingredients
- 250g uncooked corn kernels
- 2 eggs
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
- pinch sea salt
- 1⁄2tsp ground coriander
- 1⁄2tsp ground cumin
- 1⁄2tsp smoked paprika
- 1⁄2tsp baking powder
- 2 spring onions, chopped
- 3tbsp fresh coriander, chopped
- 3tbsp porridge oats
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 avocado, peeled and sliced
For the tomato salsa
- 1⁄2 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 beef tomato, diced
- 1tbsp fresh basil, chopped
- 1⁄4 red onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp red wine vinegar
To serve
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Method
Place three quarters of the corn kernels in a food processor with the eggs, garlic and salt. Blend until smooth. Add the rest of the corn, all the spices, baking powder, spring onions, fresh coriander and porridge oats then process for 10 seconds. Pour the fritter batter into a bowl.
Melt the coconut oil in a small frying pan over a medium heat. Pour 2 tablespoons of batter into the pan to form a fritter. Fry for 3 minutes on one side, then flip and cook for a further 1 minute until cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with the rest of the batter to make 6 fritters.
To make the tomato salsa, combine all of the ingredients together in a bowl.
Serve the fritters with slices of avocado, the salsa and wedges of lime to squeeze over.
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