If you have been hanging around my little home on the internet for any amount of time, you will know I am a big fan of fritters, bites and poppers. I tend to make up a batch of one or two veggie based bites to have on hand for snack attacks throughout the weeks. Here is another one - Spiced Cauliflower Parmesan Fritters.
I had some spare veg to use up from various meals we enjoyed throughout the week. When I first looked at the little pile of cauliflower, carrots and peas, I was reminded of the veg I would be served most nights with my dinner as a kid - and I was not enthused. I had to jazz it up a bit, to resurrect this veggie combo from the lump of overcooked and mushy veg my mum favoured for a few years there (sorry mum - her veggies are much better now by the way).
So I threw in some parmesan (cheese makes everything better don't ya know), and some spices and made them into little fritters. I serve mine with some labne and humus for a snack, or if I don't have time for dinner, I serve it up with a big salad to make it a proper and more substantial meal. They are super quick to whip up, which is great for meal prep purposes 🙂
In case you need some convincing as to how great these spiced cauliflower parmesan fritters are, as soon as I finished taking photos of this batch, my chief recipe tester (my one year old), woke up from his nap and ate four of these babies. Yes he is a porker.
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Spiced Cauliflower Parmesan Fritters
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups cauliflower florets
- 1/2 cup carrots diced
- 1/2 cup peas
- 1/2 cup white whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 2 green onions thinly sliced
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- Avocado oil for cooking or oil of choice
Instructions
- Combine the water, cauliflower, carrots and peas in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook for about 4 minutes, and drain well. Whilst in the colander, press down hard on the veg with a piece of paper towel, to drain excess water.
- Transfer veg to a cutting board and chop everything finely
- Pop the chopped veg into a large bowl; add in the flour and stir to coat. Then add in the cheese, salt, pepper, paprika, cumin, green onions, and egg and combine. It should be fairly wet and sticky
- Heat the avocado oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mixture to the skillet an flatten slightly. Each fritter should consist of about 1/4 cup of the mixture (I used an ice cream scoop)
- Cook for about 4 minutes on each side (remember to flip halfway through), until nice and golden. Pop onto a plate lined with paper towel to remove any excess oil. Serve with hummus, yoghurt, lane, ketchup, or nice big salad, for something more substantial. Enjoy
Nutrition
Em Kay says
Looking forward to making this recipe today. I would just mention though that Parmesan isn't vegetarian.
Donna says
Thanks for pointing that out Em, I will make a note in the recipe just in case. The parmesan I use is actually rennet free, making it vegetarian, but in other countries, people may not have access to that cheese as easily!! Enjoy
Freddy says
These are great!
Wondering if sodium amount in nutrition facts is accurate tho? Seems it would be almost double what's shown
Donna says
Hi Freddy, Thanks so much for popping back to leave a comment.
I include the nutritional information just because a lot of people ask for it. Personally, it changes so much between calculators and ingredients used (brands of parmesan for example) I just use it as a rough guide and nothing set in stone. If you have a nutrition calculator you trust I would key the ingredients into that and see what it comes up with. This is per fritter as well and each batch will make up about 9-10 fritters. Hopefully, that helps!!
Rachel @ Simple Seasonal says
These look delicious. I love the idea of having veggie fritter is my fridge at all times, ready to nibble on anytime I get hungry!
Brandy M. says
I had a friend who made these with zucchini this summer and they were amazing. I love cauliflower more than zucchini so I'm sold!
Donna1 says
Oh I love zucchini fritters as well - they are just a little bit more work, as they have so much liquid in there that needs to come out or they become a mess. Cauliflower is my go-to, as it is so easy to work with
Cindy Gordon says
I love cauliflower so I need to try these. I make zucchini fritters that I love so I know my family will love these!! Yummm
Donna1 says
We love zucchini fritters too 🙂
Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours says
Lovely fritters, I find them supremely comforting, especially with the addition of cheese.
Donna1 says
Cheese makes everything better 🙂
Toni | 2 Aussie Travellers says
I'm not vegetarian anymore but I'm still the biggest fan of vegetable fritters - feeling inspired to jazz up my lunch this week
Donna1 says
Oh me too Toni, they make for a great snack to have on hand during the week. Especially for jazzing up that lunchtime 🙂
Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says
Fritters are so good and to think you made it with cauliflower!! I am anxious to try this. Thank you.
Donna1 says
Very welcome Marisa 🙂
Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says
LOVE these - I never used to like cauliflower as a kid, but have become a big fan of it lately - especially with cheese 😉 Love the crispy outsides!
Donna1 says
Ooh yes, everything is good with cheese Becca 🙂
Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry says
What a brilliant and tasty sounding snack. I wonder if I have all the ingredients for making them
Donna1 says
They are super yummy, and versatile, so you can totally make it from whatever you have on hand
LydiaF says
I love fritters. They're such a great way to use up all the little bits of leftovers that might otherwise be thrown out.
Donna1 says
Definitely Lydia, mine are usually a concoction of leftovers 🙂
Carina says
These look delicious, always looking for new things to do with cauliflower!
Donna1 says
Thanks Carina 🙂 I have plenty of cauliflower recipes floating around here (I am a little bit addicted to the stuff)!
Claudia | Gourmet Project says
anything parmesan is great, can't imagine how tasty this fritters must be! will try them soon!
Donna1 says
Oh I totally agree Claudia, I use way too much parmesan in everything, as it just adds the best flavour!
Tracy @ Served from Scratch says
These look soooo tasty. I've wanted to make fritters for so long but haven't gotten around to it- you've inspired me to finally make some!
Donna1 says
Haha I am happy to be inspiring 🙂 Enjoy!