Name: Spicy carrot and beetroot fritters with avocado and seed salad
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Fritters; 2 carrots, peeled; 1 beetroot, peeled; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds; 1 teaspoon fennel seeds; 1 dried chilli; 1/2 cup herbs - parsley, coriander or basil, finely sliced; 1 spring onion, finely sliced, or 2 tbsp finely chopped red onion; 100 gram feta, crumbled; 1/4 cup polenta, uncooked; 2 eggs; 4 tablespoon olive oil; Seed Salad; 1/2 beetroot, peeled and grated; 1 carrot, peeled and grated; 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, toasted; 1/4 cup sunflower seeds, toasted; 1 tablespoon poppy seeds; 2 tablespoon vinaigrette; To Serve; 3 avocados

Ingredients

Fritters

2 carrots, peeled

1 beetroot, peeled

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 teaspoon coriander seeds

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

1 dried chilli

1/2 cup herbs – parsley, coriander or basil, finely sliced

1 spring onion, finely sliced, or 2 tbsp finely chopped red onion

100 gram feta, crumbled

1/4 cup polenta, uncooked

2 eggs

4 tablespoon olive oil

Seed Salad

1/2 beetroot, peeled and grated

1 carrot, peeled and grated

1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, toasted

1/4 cup sunflower seeds, toasted

1 tablespoon poppy seeds

2 tablespoon vinaigrette

To Serve

3 avocados

Method

1.Grate the carrots and beetroot (I use a food processor with a grater attachment as it results in long, thin threads).

2.Toast the cumin, coriander and fennel seeds, then grind with the chilli and some seasoning in a mortar and pestle.

3.Mix all the fritter ingredients together (except the oil).

4.Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a large non-stick frying pan and cook ¼ cup amounts, spreading the mixture out to make a thin fritter, until golden on both sides. Add the remaining oil as necessary and batch-cook the remaining fritters.

5.Toss all the salad ingredients together, except the vinaigrette.

6.Halve avocados and remove stones and skin. Serve each person 3 fritters, topped with half an avocado and spoonful of seed salad. Drizzle with vinaigrette, season and serve.

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