Aïoli Courgette Fritters
Difficulty
Makes 25 fritters – Prep: 45 min
- -300g courgette
- -1/2 tsp salt
- -2 spring onions
- -120g flour
- -1 egg
- -3 tbsp Moutarderie de Luxembourg Aïoli
- -2 tbsp dill, chopped
- -1 tsp dried mint
- -zest of 1/2 lemon
- -pepper
- -olive oil, for frying
- 1Finely grate the courgettes and put into a fine sieve. Mix with 1/4 tsp salt and leave to drain for 20 minutes.
- 2Meanwhile, trim and chop the spring onions and put in a bowl.
- 3After 20 minutes, squeeze out any excess moisture from the courgettes and add to the bowl with the spring onions.
- 4Add the flour, egg, aïoli, dill, mint, lemon zest, 1/4 tsp salt and pepper. Mix until everything is well incorporated.
- 5Cover the base of a frying pan with olive oil and put over a high heat. Drop 8 teaspoons of the courgette mix into the pan to form 8 fritters.
- 6Fry on each side for 2 minutes until nicely browned. Remove from the pan and drain on a plate lined with kitchen paper. Proceed with the remaining batter.
- 7Put some aïoli into a small piping bag and pipe a little bit of aïoli onto each fritter. Decorate with a bit of dill and serve immediately.
- 8- TIP: You can fry the fritters ahead of time and reheat them in a hot oven before serving.