Sweetcorn Fritters with Avocado Salsa
These colourful fritters are surprisingly easy to make and don’t take long. They are very healthy and packed with vitamins, minerals and fibre.SERVES 2
PREP 15 MINUTES
COOK 10 MINUTES
Ingredients:
✔ 100g/4oz (½ cup) canned sweetcorn kernels, drained
✔ 75g/3oz (½ cup) self-raising (self-rising) flour
✔ 1 medium egg, separated
✔ 1–2 tbsp milk
✔ 1 bird’s eye red chilli, deseeded and diced
✔ ¼ red onion, finely chopped
✔ few sprigs of coriander (cilantro), finely chopped
✔ 2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil
✔ salt and freshly ground black pepper
✔ sweet chilli sauce, to serve
✔ lime wedges, to serve
Avocado salsa:
✔ 1 ripe avocado
✔ 2 tomatoes, diced
✔ ½ red onion, diced
✔ 1 hot chilli, diced
✔ 1 garlic clove, crushed
✔ few sprigs of coriander (cilantro), chopped
✔ juice of 1 lime
Directions:
1. Make the avocado salsa. Halve, stone (pit) and peel the avocado and cut it into dice, then mix with all the other salsa ingredients in a bowl and set aside while you make the fritters.
2. Put the sweetcorn in a small pan and cover with a little water. Bring to the boil and cook for 2 minutes. Drain well.
3. Sift the flour into a bowl, add some salt and pepper and make a well in the centre. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolk and milk and then beat into the flour until you have a stiff batter.
4. Whisk the egg white in a clean, dry bowl until stiff. Using a metal spoon, fold it gently into the batter in a figure-of-eight movement. Gently stir in the sweetcorn, chilli, red onion and coriander, distributing them evenly throughout the batter.
5. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan (skillet) over a high heat. When the pan is hot, add small spoonfuls of the mixture, flattening them a little with a spatula, and cook in batches for about 2 minutes until golden brown underneath. Flip them over and cook the other side.
6. Serve the hot fritters, drizzled with sweet chilli sauce, with the avocado salsa and lime wedges.
OR YOU CAN TRY THIS…
– Use whole corn cobs and simmer for 6–7 minutes before stripping off the kernels and mixing with the other ingredients.
– Substitute finely sliced spring onions (scallions) for the red onion.
– If you don’t have any groundnut oil use sunflower (corn) oil instead.
– You can also mix some diced avocado into a tub of ready-made salsa.
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