Description
These easy chickpea vegetable fritters are packed with plant based protein, carrots, zucchini and tons of flavour making them perfect for your next Meatless Monday.
Prep Time: 20 min | Cook Time: 35 min | Total Time: 55 min | Course: Side Dish, Snack | Keyword: vegan | Servings: 16fritters
Ingredients
1can (15 oz)chickpeasrinsed and drained
1small white onion(about ½ cup)
½limejust the juice
2 cupszucchinishredded (about 2 large zucchinis)
1.5cupscarrotsgrated
½tsp onion powder
1teaspoonground cumin
½teaspoonpaprika
1teaspoonbaking powder
¼teaspoonred pepper flakes
salt and pepperto taste
⅔cup flour
⅓cupbreadcrumbs
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425°F or your air fryer to 400°F
Rinse and drain your chickpeas and set aside.
- Grate your vegetables and using a paper towel squeeze out as much excess water you can from the zucchini.
- In a food processor or high powered blender combine chickpeas, onion and lime juice and mix until smooth.
In a large bowl add blended chickpea mixture, shredded zucchini and carrots, all spices, flour and breadcrumbs and mix until fully combined. Form the chickpea mixture into small patties (using about 2 tablespoons in each).
- OPTIONAL for crispy fritters: Heat a large pan on medium high heat. Add enough vegetable oil to cover the pan. Once the oil is hot, fit as many fritters as you can onto the pan. Cook until browned (about 5 minutes). Flip and cook the other side. Repeat with the rest of the batter, adding more oil as needed.
- Once fritters are browned, place them on a prepared baking tray and bake in the oven for about 20-30 minutes (flipping halfway).
- Spray the bottom of your air fryer basket with non stick cooking spray. Arrange as many fritters as your can fit in a single layer along the bottom of your basket. Air fry for 20 minutes, flipping half way. Repeat until all fritters are cooked.
Notes
*NOTE: depending on the strength of your food processor/ blender you may need some water to help blend the chickpeas, I typically start with about 2 tablespoons!
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don’t forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Calories: 39kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 54mg | Potassium: 102mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2079IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
