Vegan Courgette Fritters (ve, gf)

If you’ve followed me for a while you know how much of an advocate for meal prepping I am. For me is one of the best strategies to ensure you can easily keep up with healthy eating habits whilst creating beautifully diverse, delicious and nutritionally balanced meals. I came up with this recipe as part of one of my recent meal preps and O.M.G! it’s soooo good I couldn’t not share it here.

Traditionally made with eggs, vegetable fritters are nothing new. But making them vegan is another story! To create that soft and light texture I used oat yoghurt and I can assure you, you won’t be able to tell the difference. Aside from taste, making nutritionally balanced meals is a big part of the way I coach my clients and you’ll know if you’ve read my book. So I included chickpea flour for added protein and an array of minerals that support our cellular health.

This recipe is really versatile and you can use any other veg you have at hand such as sweetcorn, peas or leek. Learning a few different techniques for your meal prep knowing you can vary the recipes according to what’s in season and your taste is key to ensure you have a varied and healthy diet.

• Ingredients

  • 3 medium courgettes

  • 4 spring onions

  • 10g parsley

  • 2 tbsp oat yoghurt

  • 1 tbsp nutritional yeast

  • 1 tsp garlic granules

  • 1 tsp Italian-style seasoning

  • 3 tbsp chickpea flour (gram flour)

  • 4 tbsp buckwheat flour

  • salt and freshly ground black pepper

  • olive oil for frying

• Method

  1. Trim and grate the courgettes. Sprinkle with salt and transfer to a sieve over a large bowl. Allow to stand for 15 to 20 minutes while you prepare the remaining ingredients or carry on with other recipes.

  2. Trim and finely slice the spring onions. Finely chop the parsley.

  3. Using your hands or the back of a spoon, squeeze the water out of the courgette pressing as much water out as you can.

  4. Add the courgette and all remaining ingredients to a large bowl and combine well together. Leave to stand for 10 minutes.

  5. Prepare a tray with a few sheets of kitchen paper and keep it by your side.

  6. In a large frying pan, heat a splash of olive oil and then scoop big tablespoons of the courgette batter into it. Flatten it slightly and gently fry for 3 - 5 minutes on each side. Continue until all the batter is used us, transferring the fritters to the kitchen paper lined tray as you go.

Hope you enjoy it and don’t forget to tag me on Instagram or Facebook so I can see your recreations.