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We asked our friends at Mindful Chef to share a healthy recipe for the week. These crispy veggie fritters are packed with leeks and sweetcorn, rich in B Vitamins and an excellent source of folate, essential for cardiovascular health…
Ingredients
120g heritage cherry tomatoes
120g sweetcorn
1 avocado
1 leek
1 lime
1 tsp smoked paprika
2 garlic cloves
2 tbsp oil
40g rocket
6 tbsp chickpea flour
80g green beans
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 200C / gas mark 6. Finely chop or crush the garlic and finely slice the leek, discarding the root end.
2. Heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a pan on a medium heat and fry the garlic and leek for 5 mins until softened. Set aside.
3. Trim the green beans. Place the cherry tomatoes and green beans on a baking tray and drizzle with 1/2 tbsp oil and a pinch of sea salt. Place in the oven for 10 mins.
4. Meanwhile, drain the sweetcorn. In a bowl, mix the sweetcorn, chickpea flour and smoked paprika with the softened leeks and garlic. Add 2-3 tbsps cold water and season with sea salt and black pepper. Form the mixture into 6 fritters about 1cm thick (the mix will be quite sticky).
5. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large frying pan on a medium heat and fry the fritters for 3-4 mins each side until golden brown.
6. Meanwhile, peel and de-stone the avocado and cut into thick slices.
7. To serve, place the rocket on two plates, arrange the sweetcorn and leek fritters on the leaves, and serve alongside the sliced avocado, the roasted green beans and tomatoes. Drizzle over the juice from the lime.
Recipe for two people, halve the ingredients for one person
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Hettie is the editor and co-founder of DOSE. A keen runner, she’s also partial to a blast of high-intensity and hot yoga. A country girl at heart, she divides her time between London and the lush rolling hills of North Devon. When she’s not jetting off on her next adventure, Hettie can be found in a candle-lit alcove with a laptop, a spaniel and a full bodied Malbec.
