COURGETTE & PARMESAN FRITTERS WITH BURRATA & BALSAMIC SALAD
Serves 4
Ready in 35 minutes
Farro
■ 100g farro
Fritters
■ 3 courgette, grated
■ 6 eggs
■ 50g grated Parmesan
■ 150g wholemeal flour
■ 1⁄ cup milk
4
■ 1 tsp baking powder
■ 2 drizzle of olive oil
Tomato Salad
■ 8 vine tomatoes
■ 2 tsp balsamic vinegar
To Serve
■ 150g burrata cheese, torn ■ 100g mesclun
■ 100g balsamic glaze
Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil.
Before you start:
Once water is boiling, add farro and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until tender with a slight bite.
Drain, rinse under cold water, then drain again.
Cook farro:
Grate courgette and add to a large bowl.
Add eggs, Parmesan, wholemeal flour, milk and baking powder. Season and whisk together, until just combined.
Prep fritters:
Heat half the oil in a large, non-stick fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook heaped tablespoons of fritter batter in batches for 2-3 minutes each side, until golden, puffed and cooked through.
Cook fritters: Prep tomato salad:
Cut smaller tomatoes in half and larger tomatoes into quarters. Toss together in a medium bowl with cooked farro and balsamic vinegar. Season to taste.
Tear burrata into chunks over a small bowl so you catch any cream.
To finish:
Mesclun with fritters, tomato salad and burrata. Drizzle over balsamic glaze.
Serve: