Spicy cauliflower fritters

Name: Spicy cauliflower fritters
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 320g cauliflower, trimmed; 120g plain flour; 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped, plus some tender leaves to finish; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 2 eschalots, finely chopped; 4 eggs; 1½ tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 3 pinches salt; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 500ml extra virgin olive oil

Steve Manfredi

October 18, 2011

Spicy cauliflower fritters.Quentin Jones

Time:< 30 minsServes:4

This dish is adapted from a recipe in Ottolenghi: The Cookbook.

Ingredients

320g cauliflower, trimmed
120g plain flour
3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped, plus some tender leaves to finish
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 eschalots, finely chopped
4 eggs
1½ tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp ground turmeric
3 pinches salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
500ml extra virgin olive oil

Method

Trim cauliflower into small florets to give desired total weight. Add to a pot of salted boiling water and simmer for 15 minutes or until very soft.
As it is cooking, whisk the remaining ingredients, except olive oil and parsley leaves, in a bowl to make a homogenous batter.
When cooked, drain cauliflower and set aside.
Add warm cauliflower to batter and mix briskly to break it down a little.
Pour olive oil in a pan so that it is about 15mm deep, and heat. When oil is very hot, drop in 3 tablespoons of mixture for one fritter. Keep fritters apart with a fish slice, making sure they are not touching. They should take 3 minutes each side. Fry in small batches and drain on absorbent paper.
Eat hot, warm or cold. Can be packed for school lunches or picnics.