Vegetable Fritters with a Fried Egg

Crisp fritters of grated zucchini and carrot, each plate topped with a fried egg, spring onion and black pepper. A good use for vegetables that need using up.

Serves 2 · Prep 15 min · Cook 15 min

Ingredients

• 1 zucchini, grated
• 1 carrot, grated
• 2 spring onions, sliced
• 1 egg for the batter, plus 2 to fry
• 4 tablespoons flour
• Salt and black pepper
• Oil for frying
• 1 tomato, diced

Method

1. Squeeze as much water as you can from the grated zucchini.
2. Mix the vegetables with half the spring onion, one egg, the flour, salt and pepper.
3. Fry heaped spoonfuls in a little oil for 3 minutes per side, until golden. Drain on paper.
4. Fry the remaining eggs and set one on each plate of fritters.
5. Finish with the tomato, the rest of the spring onion and black pepper.

Squeezing the water out of the grated zucchini.

Variations

• Swap half the zucchini for grated sweet potato.
• Add a handful of crumbled feta to the batter.