Bright green, crisp and served with a cool dollop of Greek yoghurt, these Pea, Mint and Spring Onion Fritters are proof that food which looks unusual can taste delicious. Children blitz peas and mint into a vivid green batter using a stick blender, then cook their own fritters until golden. It's a lovely way to explore likes and dislikes – encouraging children to try something new, and to notice how ingredients can taste completely different once they're mixed and cooked.
Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
2
Difficulty
Easy
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Ingredients
frozen peas 200 g
fresh mint 1 handful (leaves picked)
fresh basil 1 handful (leaves picked)
Parmesan 15 g (grated)
spring onions 6 ¼ (sliced)
egg 1 (beaten)
plain flour 25 g
lemon ¼ (wedges)
Greek yoghurt 2 tbsp
vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Method
Prep the ingredients
Put the frozen peas in the jug then pick the leaves off the mint stalks and put them into the jug with the peas.
Blitz the basil and peas to a chunky paste.
Grate the Parmesan cheese using a fine grater.
Cut the very dark green leaves and the hairy end off the springonion and peel off any dried outside layers.
Using the claw grip, cut the spring onion into small rounds.
Break the egg into a small bowl and mix with a fork.
Mix the batter & cook the fritters
Place the peapaste, Parmesan, springonion, egg and plain flour into a mixing bowl.
Squeeze in the lemon juice and mix well with the fork.
Heat the tablespoon of vegetable oil in the frying pan over a medium heat.
Use half the mixture to make two pancake shaped fritters per person in the frying pan (do this two fritters at a time).
After a couple of minutes, they should be golden brown on one side, carefully turn them over using a fork or spoon and cook the other side for a further 2 mins until golden brown, then place onto two serving plates
Do the same with the remaining mixture to make two fritters for each person.
Serve the fritters with a spoon of Greek yoghurt on top. Eat and enjoy!
