VEGANUARY INSPO: Parsnip and sweet potato fritters with a spicy green dip

PREPARATION TIME

25 minutes

COOKING TIME

25 minutes

SERVES

Serves Makes 10 fritters

Bright, colourful and fresh, these fritters are sure to bring a bit of oomph to your dinner table on a cold night in January.

As long as you’re gentle, they bind perfectly well without adding eggs. The trick is to let them get a set, golden crust on the first side before you flip them over to cook them on the second.

Ingredients

• 1 large, sweet potato (400g), peeled
• 400g parsnips, peeled
• 1 1/2 inch chunk of ginger, peeled
• 2 spring onions
• ½ a red chilli
• 5 tablespoons gluten free plain flour
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Vegetable oil, for frying

For the dip:

• Medium bunch coriander
• Small bunch parsley
• 250g dairy-free Greek-style plain yogurt
• Juice of ½ a lime
• ½ teaspoon of runny honey
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Pickled jalapeño peppers, to taste
• Extra lime wedges, to serve

Method

1. Grate the sweet potato and parsnips using a box grater and place in a colander. Sprinkle over a ½ teaspoon of salt and leave to sit for 10-15 minutes, before using a clean tea towel to squeeze out as much liquid as you can. Meanwhile, finely grate the ginger and finely chop the spring onions. De-seed the chilli and finely slice too.
2. Tip the sweet potato and parsnip into a large bowl and add the ginger, chopped spring onions and chilli. Sprinkle over the flour and then add 5-6 tablespoons of water. Get in there with your hands to combine everything well.
3. Heat a shallow layer of oil in a large frying pan. Divide the mixture into 10 small patties and fry 3-4 of the fritters in the pan at a time, for 3 minutes on each side, or until golden all over and hot through.
4. Transfer to a wire rack on top of a baking tray and place in a low oven to keep warm as you repeat with the remaining fritters. Add a little more oil to the pan as and when you need to.
5. To make the dip, add the herbs to the bowl of a food processor. Blitz to a chunky paste. Add the yogurt, lime juice, honey and season well.
6. Add in a few slices of pickled jalapeño peppers to taste and blitz once more. A bit of texture is good here. Pour the dip into a bowl ready for serving.

Recipe courtesy of www.seasonalspuds.com