Courgette Fritters From My Garden

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 750 g courgettes, shredded
• 5 spring onions, finely chopped
• 250 g feta cheese
• 1 tablespoon dried mint
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 140 g flour
• 3 eggs, beaten
• salt and pepper
• 4 tablespoons olive oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 shred the courgettes and lay them on a clean tea towel for about 20 minutes to get rid of any excess wetness.
• 2 mix together the spring onions, crumbled feta, parsley, fresh and dried mint and paprika.
• 3 add the flour and season well with salt and pepper.
• 4 gradually add the beaten eggs and mix thoroughly before stirring in the drained, shredded courgettes. it will be a lumpy batter and that is okay.
• 5 heat a few tablespoons of oil in a large frying pan and drop heaped dessertspoons of the mixture into the hot oil, flattening the little cakes down with a spoon as you go.
• 6 cook for about 2 minutes each side until golden, and then transfer to a couple of waiting plates.
• 7 serve at room temperature with wedges of lime which you can spritz over as you eat.