Broccoli fritters with lime dressing

“A great way to use up the entire broccoli. Serve them warm with the lime sauce for a delicious lunch or keep a few in the fridge and have one as a snack”

MAKES 12 INGREDIENTS For the fritters

1 large broccoli (about 400g) stalks and florets 2 spring onions, sliced

2 garlic cloves

60g ground almonds

1 tsp ground cumin

½ tsp ground coriander

½ red chilli, finely chopped

2 eggs, beaten

5 basil leaves, roughly chopped

Freshly ground black pepper

For the sauce

2 limes, juice and zest of 1

100ml quark or low fat crème fraîche 2 tbsps chopped parsley

METHOD

1

To prepare the fritters, place the broccoli, spring onions and garlic into a food processor and blend until just textured. 2 Place into a bowl, add the ground almonds, ground cumin and coriander and chilli. 3 Stir in the eggs and basil leaves until a stiff batter forms. Season with a little coarsely ground black pepper. 4

Heat a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat, spray with a little olive oil. 5

Spoon the mixture into the frying pan and leave to cook for 1 to 2 minutes before turning over and cooking on the other side until golden. Keep warm until all have been cooked. 6 To prepare the sauce, put the lime juice and zest, quark and parsley in a bowl. Stir well. To serve, tower up 3 fritters and serve with a little lime dressing and salad.