Food: Pea, Mint and Halloumi Fritters and a Quick Chinese Stir Fry recipe

Pea, Mint and Halloumi Fritters

pea, mint and halloumi fritters

I'm in the middle of setting up a gourmet petite cupcake company (exciting times!) so apologies for the reduction in posts, but I wanted to share with you this amazing pea and halloumi fritter recipe. It's fresh and healthy and makes a great alternative to potatoes or pasta as a side dish. They're even more delicious when cold, so Martin's been sent off to work with them for his lunch - no complaints so far!

Serves 4 - takes 15 minutes

100g peas
handful of fresh mint, finely chopped
100g halloumi, cut into 1 cm cubes
100g plain flour
150ml milk
2 eggs
2 spring onion, finely chopped
a little vegetable oil (for frying)
salt and pepper

1. Boil the peas for 3 minutes, crush half of them. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
2. Add the flour, egg yolks and milk to a large bowl. Use a balloon whisk to mix together thoroughly.
3. Whisk up the eggs whites separately in a large clean bowl until a stiff peak is reached.
4. Fold the egg whites into the rest of the batter.
4. Stir in the peas, halloumi, mint, and spring onions. Season generously.
5. Heat a large non-stick frying pan. Add a little oil. Drop tablespoons of batter into the frying pan and cook on a medium heat for 3 minutes each side, until golden.

Quick and Easy Chinese Stir Fry

quick and easy chinese stir fry

Serves 2 - takes 10 minutes

For the stir fry sauce, combine the following:
1 dessertspoon corn flour
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar

Pack of stir fry vegetables e.g. bean sprouts, mangetout, mini sweetcorn, cabbage, edamame, carrot....
200g deep fried tofu pieces
1 thumb sized piece of ginger, finely sliced
1 chili, finely sliced
oil

1. Using a wok or large frying pan, add 1 tbsp of oil and fry off the chilli and ginger
2. Add the tofu and vegetables and stir fry sauce
3. Stir fry on a high heat for 3 minutes

Serve with brown rice