Spicy Cauliflower Fritters

⏱ 35 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Snack

These contemporary cauliflower fritters are a quick and modern finger food, ideal for school lunches or picnics. The recipe uses a spiced batter with cumin, cinnamon, and turmeric, mixed with soft cauliflower before being fried until golden. They are a dairy-free and nut-free option that can be enjoyed hot, warm, or cold. The total preparation and cooking time is 35 minutes, yielding four servings.

Spicy Cauliflower Fritters

Ingredients

  • 320 g cauliflower, trimmed
  • 120 g plain flour
  • 3 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, chopped, plus some tender leaves to finish
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 2 shallots, finely chopped
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 3 pinches salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 500 ml extra virgin olive oil

Method

  1. Cut the cauliflower into small florets to achieve the required weight. Place them into a pot of boiling salted water and simmer for 15 minutes until very tender.
  2. While the cauliflower cooks, combine all the other ingredients, except for the olive oil and parsley leaves, in a bowl. Whisk them together to form a smooth, uniform batter.
  3. Once cooked, drain the cauliflower and allow it to cool slightly. Add the warm cauliflower to the prepared batter and mix vigorously to break the florets down somewhat.
  4. Pour the extra virgin olive oil into a frying pan to a depth of about 15mm and place it over heat.
  5. Once the oil is sufficiently hot, spoon approximately 3 tablespoons of the mixture into the oil for each individual fritter.
  6. Fry the fritters in small batches, ensuring they do not touch, for around 3 minutes on each side.
  7. Transfer the cooked fritters to absorbent kitchen paper to drain any excess oil.
  8. Serve the fritters immediately while hot, or allow them to cool to be eaten warm or cold.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium217900 mg

Recipe details

CategorySnack
AuthorRhiannon and Matt