Courgette And Ricotta Fritters

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 6 plum tomatoes, skinned and deseeded
• 4 courgettes, grated
• 2 tablespoons sea salt
• 250 g ricotta cheese
• 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1 egg yolk
• 100 g vegetarian parmesan cheese, grated
• 25 g plain flour
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• oil (for deep frying)

Recipe

• 1 chop the tomatoes and place in a bowl with the other ingredients and leave to stand.
• 2 mix together the courgettes and salt and leave to stand for 30 minutes rinse well and squeeze out as much water as possible.
• 3 beat together the egg, courgette, ricotta and rosemary. add the parmesan and mix to a wet but workable dough.
• 4 mix together the flour and herbs and form the dough into 8 patties. dredge in the flour.
• 5 heat the oil and fry the fritters for 4 mins each side and drain. serve with the tomato and saffron sauce.