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Anna's Parsnip & Oregano Fritters
Serves 2 for lunch
Ingredients:
For the fritters:
- 1 large parsnip, grated
- 1 spring onion, sliced
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 egg (or see below)
- leaves from 1 oregano sprig, chopped
- 1–2 tbsp olive oil, plus more if needed
- 1 garlic clove, halved
For the dip:
- 3 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- leaves from 1 oregano sprig, chopped
- pinch of sugar
Method:
- Mix the parsnip, spring onion and salt together in a bowl. Stir in the plain flour and cornflour, then the egg, and finally the oregano.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat.
- Spoon heaped tablespoons of your parsnip mix into the pan: they should sizzle on arrival! If they don’t, wait another minute before you start spooning them in. Cook over the medium heat for 2 minutes until golden, then turn over and cook until golden brown on both sides. Sometimes, if they aren’t brown enough, I keep turning them until they’re brown, crispy and delicious. Just at the end, put the garlic clove in to flavour them.
- Mix all your dip ingredients together in a bowl, adding a pinch of salt.
- Enjoy the fritters straight away with the dip, or let them cool and take with you for an on-the-go lunch.
Note for vegan fritters:
If you don’t have an egg, or want to keep the recipe vegan, replace the egg with a spoon or two of water and replace the mayo for vegan mayo.