Matt Moran's pea and mint fritters with feta and asparagus
serves
4
Pea and mint fritters with feta and asparagus
"They're the perfect brunch - the flavours here are just spring on a plate," says Matt Moran.
Ingredients (11)
- 1kg frozen peas, thawed
- 6 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup (280g) Greek yoghurt
- 1 cup (200g) feta, crumbled
- 3/4 cup mint leaves, coarsely chopped, plus extra leaves to serve
- 2 spring onions with large bulbs, green part thinly sliced, bulb thinly sliced into rings
- Finely grated zest of 1/2 lemon, juice of 1, plus extra wedges to serve
- 1 1/4 cups (150g) self-raising flour
- 120ml extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
- 2 bunches asparagus, trimmed
- Snow pea sprouts (optional), to serve
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.Place 750g peas and egg in a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped. Transfer to a large bowl and stir in two-thirds of the yoghurt, half the feta, mint, green part of the spring onion, lemon zest and juice. Season generously and stir in flour to combine. Set aside for 5 minutes to rest.
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2.To make the feta sauce, place remaining 100g feta, 1/3 cup (95g) yoghurt and 2 tbs olive oil in a food processor and whiz until very smooth. Season and set aside.
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3.In 4 batches, heat 1 tbs oil in a large non-stick frypan over a medium-low heat. Spoon 1/3 cup of batter for each fritter into the pan and cook for 4 minutes or until golden, then turn and cook for a further 3 minutes. Transfer to a baking tray lined with baking paper and keep warm in the oven. Repeat with remaining batter.
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4.Combine asparagus and remaining peas in a large bowl, cover with boiling water and stand for 3 minutes. Drain, refresh and slice asparagus in half lengthways.
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5.Place fritters on a serving platter and top with asparagus, peas, reserved spring onion rings, snow pea shoots (if using) and extra mint. Drizzle with a little feta sauce and extra oil. Serve with lemon wedges and remaining feta sauce alongside.
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