Zucchini Fritters

Fritters can be made using a number of different bases. You can do potatoe, sweet potatoe, sweetcorn and so many other different kinds. I decided to try make zucchini fritters and they came out rather deliciously! 

Firstly, the basic difference between baby marrows and zucchinis are simply that marrows are younger and smaller whereas zucchinis are older and bigger. For this recipe I used baby marrows but 'Baby marrow fritters' doesn't sound as catchy as 'zucchini fritters'.

Ingredients 

1 punnet of baby marrows (+- 400g)

1 egg

1/4 cup flour (or gluten free substitute) 

1/2 onion, finely chopped

1 Tbs corn flour

Salt,pepper and other seasoning

Chopped garlic is optional but I didn't use any.

Method

• Grate the marrows and sprinkle about a teaspoon of salt on them then let them drain for about 10mins
• Mix together rest of the ingredients
• Dry the marrows using a kitchen cloth or paper towels. The dryer they are the crunchier the fritters will be. 
• Add the grated marrows to the rest of the mixture.
• Sprinkle some flour on a chopping board and form the fritter shapes out of the mixture, as if you were making burger patties. Don't worry if they're not pefect!
• Heat up some cooking oil in a frying pan (on quite a high heat)
• Fry the patties until lightly browned (It should take +-3mins per side)

I made lamb chops and a simple side salad to accompany the fritters, which I served with a sweet chilli sauce. Here's what I put into the yummy side salad- 

"5 Ingredient Salad"

• Avocado 
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Basil
• Strawberries
• Bean Sprouts 

Serve with a balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing.

Paleo Paella

Seafood Paella was one of my favourite dishes before I gave up carbs. I was a bit hesitant to attempt a cauliflower version as spicy rice makes up most of the flavour of paella. However, I gave it a go and..... I think it came out pretty darn good. Look, aesthetically it's not hugely pleasing, but in your tum it's yum! 

Ingredients

Fish

1 tin of mussels 

+- 5 chopped crab sticks (ready to eat)

+- 200g of prawns (mine were precooked but with fresh prawns just lightly fry in garlic and butter)

                  

If you don't enjoy seafood you can use chicken. Just chop chicken breasts into cubes and marinate in lemon and herb or a peri peri sauce. Then fry along with the onion. 

Veg

1 chopped onion

1 chopped carrot

Chopped mushrooms

1 chopped red pepper

Olives (de-pipped)

2 cups grated cauliflower 

Remember you can freeze grated cauliflower and then defrost whenever you need it. That's what I did here.

Spice                                                                                                                 

1 chicken stock cube (dissolved in 1/4 cup boiling water)

1/2 cup lemon juice

Dash of sweet chilli sauce

1 Tbs jeera seeds

1/2 Tsp tumeric

Salt/Pepper/Other Spices

Method

• Fry chopped onions and the jeera seeds in some olive oil. (add a little bit of garlic if you'd like)
• When lightly fried add in cauliflower, the dissolved chicken stock and the tumeric.
• Mix well and then add all of your veg.
• Add the rest of your spices and then the fish 
• Let everything simmer for a short while until veg is cooked but not too soft.
• EAT.