Zucchini & Carrot Fritters with Avocado Dip
These super easy nutrient dense Fritters are just the ticket for a weekend, or any day breakfast or brunch.
Ingredients
½ cup (85g) quinoa
2 medium carrots, grated
1 medium zucchini, grated
5 eggs
300g cherry tomatoes
4 sprigs basil, finely chopped
10 blades chives, finely chopped
2 tbsp. ground flax seeds
2-4 tbsp of olive oil
2 avocados
½ lemon, juice only
Method
Cook the quinoa according to instructions on the packaging.
Grate the carrot and zucchini using the large holes and place the vegetables in a bowl.
Add in the eggs, cooked quinoa, chopped herbs and stir well, season with salt and pepper and mix in the ground flax meal to form a batter.
Heat some oil in a pan, add oil and spoon a tablespoon or two of the batter into the pan for make 12 fritters. Fry for 1 minute, turn gently turn with a spatula and fry for another minute or two.
Continue in the same way with the rest of the batter.
Cut the avocado in half, remove the stone, place the avocado flesh together with lemon juice in a blender and blitz until a smooth.
Season with salt and pepper and serve with the fritters.
Nutrition info per 3 fritters.
Serves: 4 . Prep: 10 mins . Cook: 30 mins
Nutrition per serving: 493 kcal . 35g Fats . 35g Carbs . 15g Protein